Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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The Arleigh Burke-class is a class of destroyers operated by the United States Navy since 1991. The class's first appearance in kaiju media was in the 2014 Legendary Pictures film Godzilla.
History
- Godzilla (2014)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- GAMERA -Rebirth- (TV 2023) [1 episode]
Monsterverse
Godzilla (2014)
Three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers made their way to Honolulu, Hawaii in search of the male MUTO, alongside the USS Saratoga. This was until Godzilla surfaced right underneath the three destroyers, pushing them away with little effort as he continued his march towards the male MUTO. The following morning, at least one destroyer was a part of the carrier group led by Saratoga, following Godzilla as he made his way to San Francisco, though Godzilla quickly outpaced the vessels and was able to reach the city ahead of them. During the evacuation of San Francisco, four more destroyers were stationed in San Francisco Bay at the Golden Gate Bridge, being pushed aside when Godzilla surfaced. Several of the ships fired missiles at Godzilla, though he was unaffected by them, and continued to make his way ashore to fight the MUTOs.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Multiple destroyers of this class, including USS Hopper, were apart of a U.S. Navy fleet that surrounded the Monarch installation at Castle Bravo after King Ghidorah awakened the sleeping Titans. At least three of them, including the USS Brody - a fictional member of the class - later engaged Rodan and King Ghidorah in Washington, D.C., sailing inside the city after it was flooded by a storm surge generated by King Ghidorah. At least one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer also took part in the evacuation of Boston.
Reiwa era
Shin Godzilla
At least one Arleigh Burke-class, USS Dewey, took part in Operation Yashiori, firing Tomahawk cruise missiles into a skyscraper overlooking Tokyo Station in order to collapse it on top of Godzilla and trap him in place, allowing the blood coagulant to be administered.
GAMERA -Rebirth-
"Under Current"
To be added.
Weapons
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Deck gun
Each Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has one 5-inch deck gun on its bow.
BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles
The destroyers can also fire multiple Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are equipped with multiple anti-ship missiles.
Gallery
Screenshots
Godzilla
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A unidentified Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Saratoga, and an Independence-class littoral combat ship following Godzilla to San Francisco -
Four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers being pushed aside by Godzilla at the Golden Gate Bridge, alongside eight Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and two Independence-class littoral combat ships -
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
GAMERA -Rebirth-
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Three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in GAMERA -Rebirth-
Trivia
- In Shin Godzilla, the footage of the USS Dewey firing its Tomahawk cruise missile comes from a 2011 YouTube video taken aboard USS Stout.[2]
- The fictional Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer "USS Brody" seen in Godzilla: King of the Monsters is likely named after the protagonist of Godzilla (2014), Lieutenant Ford Brody.
- At the start of the scene where Madison Russell activates the ORCA at Fenway Park in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a Arleigh Burke-class can be spotted in the Charles River. In reality, it would be impossible for a ship of this class to reach this area of Boston, as several bridges are in the way which are too low for it to clear.
- In Godzilla vs. Kong, a battleship taking part in the mission to transport Kong to Antarctica can be seen with the superstructure of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the hull and armaments of an Iowa-class battleship. The exact class of this battleship is unknown.
References
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