USS Ted Stevens

USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 78th overall for the class. She will be named in honor of Ted Stevens who served as a U.S. Senator for Alaska for over 40 years. He was also a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the Marine Corps. Ted Stevens will be the third ship of the Flight III of the class.

Construction
The keel of Ted Stevens was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 9 March 2022. She was launched on 15 August 2023 and christened four days later on the 19th.