USS Sam Nunn

USS Sam Nunn is a planned Aegis [combat system|Aegis] guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named on 6 May 2019 by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. Nunn was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, who served in Congress from 1972 to 1997, and was chairman of the United States [Senate Committee on Armed Services|Senate Armed Services Committee] and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The ship's sponsor is Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Senator Nunn. Fabrication of the ship began on 12 December 2022.