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{{short description|Guided missile destroyer}}
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| Ship image = File:USS John E. Kilmer (DDG-134) artist depiction.jpg
| Ship caption = ''J. William Middendorf''{{'}}s sister ship {{USS|John E. Kilmer|DDG-134|2}}<br />(artist's rendering)
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| Ship country = {{nowrap|United States}}
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''J. William Middendorf''
| Ship namesake = [[J. William Middendorf]]
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| Ship builder = [[Bath Iron Works]]
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| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-138
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| Ship status = Authorized
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = 9,217 tons (full load)<ref name=FAS.org>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |work=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |publisher=FAS.org |date= 2 November 2016 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
| Ship length = {{Convert|510|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
| Ship beam = {{Convert|66|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
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| Ship propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
| Ship speed = {{Convert|31|kn}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
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| Ship complement = 380 officers and enlisted
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| Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament}}
| Ship armor = Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
| Ship aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}}
| Ship aircraft facilities = [[hangar|Double hangar]] and [[helipad]]
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'''USS ''J. William Middendorf'' (DDG-138)''' is a planned {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} [[guided missile destroyer]] of the [[United States Navy]], the 88th overall for the class.<ref name="NVR">{{cite web | url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG138}} | title=J. William Middendorf (DDG-138) | publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]] | access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> She will honor [[J. William Middendorf]], a former [[Secretary of the Navy]] and [[List of ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands|US Ambassador to the Netherlands]]. The name was announced 10 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/3059219/secnav-names-future-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-uss-j-william-middendorf/|title=SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS J. William Middendorf|publisher=navy.mil|date=10 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG138}}}}

{{Arleigh Burke class destroyer}}

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[[Category:Arleigh Burke-class destroyers]]
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