美国“伯克”级导弹驱逐舰的建造计划始于80年代中期,是为了替代90年代将退役的“孔兹”级和“亚当斯”级导弹驱逐舰。首舰(舷号DDG-51)于1988年12月6日开工,1989年9月16日下水,1991年7月4日开始服役。其造价约15亿美元,后续舰的造价估计约7亿美元。目前计划共建造49艘。该舰是一种具有对空、对海和反潜作战能力的多用途驱逐舰。它 The construction of the U.S. “Burke” class guided missile destroyers began in the mid-1980s as an alternative to the “Kondz” and “Adams” class guided missile destroyers to be retired in the 1990s. The first ship (DDG-51) was launched on December 6, 1988, launched on September 16, 1989, and started to serve on July 4, 1991. Its cost of about 1.5 billion US dollars, the cost of subsequent ships estimated at about 700 million US dollars. The current plan to build a total of 49. The ship is a multi-purpose destroyer with air, sea and anti-submarine capabilities. it