USS William Charette

USS William Charette will be an Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant. She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
The start of fabrication ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 November 2020. The keel laying ceremony was held at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on 29 August 2024.