USS Semmes DDG-18 |
Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Avondale Marine Ways Inc. Avondale, Louisiana |
Hull Number: |
DDG-18
(USA) D-218 (Greece) (later DDG-218) |
Ordered: |
July 21, 1959 |
Commissioned: |
December 10, 1962 (USA) September 13, 1991 (Greece) |
Keel Laid: |
August 20, 1961 |
Decommissioned: |
September 12, 1991 (USA) June 17, 2004 (Greece) |
Launched: |
May 20, 1961 |
Stricken: |
January 11, 1995 |
Fate: |
In reserve at Souda Bay, Crete awaiting disposal. *Sold to Greece September 13 1991, renamed Kimon D-218. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 General Electric geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 Combustion Engineering 1,200 PSI (oil fired) |
Draft: |
20' 1" / 22' max. |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,277 std. / 4,526 full |
SHP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots |
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Crew: |
330+ |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots |
Notes: |
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes CSN (1809-1877). |
Christened by Mrs. F. E. Hebert. |
Page created Mar. 27, 2007 |