Charles F. Adams Guided Missile Destroyers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance (USN Version) |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 geared steam turbines (a) |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 oil fired 1,200 PSI (b) |
Draft: |
20' 1" / 22' max. |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,277 std. / 4,526 full |
SHP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots (c) |
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Crew: |
330+ |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots |
Construction notes: |
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(a): |
General Electric in DDG-2, 3, 7, 8, 10-13, 15-22. Westinghouse in DDG-4-6, 9, 14, 23, 24. |
(b): |
Babcock & Wilcox in DDG-2, 3, 7, 8, 10-13, 20-24. Foster Wheeler in DDG-4-6, 9, 14 Combustion Engineering in DDG-15-19. |
(c): |
Best speed ever achieved was 35.2 knots by USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 in 1979. |
Armament (USN Version) |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling /Missiles |
2 |
5'/54 (127mm) DP |
2 single turrets |
25,909 yards @ 45° (14.7 miles) AA ceiling 51,600' @ 80° 70 lb. HE shell |
1 (a) |
Mk 11 missile launcher Mk 13 missile launcher |
twin launcher single launcher |
34-36 - SM-1-MR (SAM) missiles |
1 (b) |
Mk 16 ASROC launcher |
8 cell launcher |
4 reloads (some units) |
2 |
Mk 32 12.75" (324mm) torpedo launchers |
2 triple launchers |
Mk 46 torpedoes 8,000 yards @ 45 knots (4.5 miles) 99 lb. PBNX-103 warhead |
4 |
.50 cal (12.7mm) Machine guns |
single mounts |
6,003' (1.1 miles) Rate of fire up to 550 RPM |
Armament notes: |
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(a): |
Mk 11 double launcher mounted on DDG-2 thru DDG-14. Mk 13 single launcher mounted on DDG-15 thru DDG-24. |
(b): |
ASROC (anti-submarine rocket) warhead was either Mk 44 torpedo, Mk 46 torpedo or an Mk 17 nuclear depth bomb with a rocket booster for launch. |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Charles F. Adams DDG-2 (Ex DD-952) |
Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Sept. 8, 1959 |
Sept. 10, 1960 |
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Fate |
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Berthed at the US Navy inactive ship facility Philadelphia, Pennsylvania awaiting
disposal. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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John King DDG-3 (Ex DD-953) |
Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Jan. 30, 1960 |
Feb. 4, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sold Feb. 10, 1999 to International Shipbreakers, Brownsville, Texas and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Lawrence DDG-4 (Ex DD-954) |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Feb. 27, 1960 |
Jan. 6,1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold Oct. 28, 2004 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
June 4, 1960 |
May 5, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold Dec. 18, 2001 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Barney DDG-6 (Ex DD-956) |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Dec. 10, 1960 |
Aug. 11, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold Feb. 22, 2006 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Henry B. Wilson DDG-7 (Ex DD-957) |
DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
Apr. 22, 1959 |
Dec. 17, 1960 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as target Apr. 15, 2003
Location: North Pacific 129 miles off San Diego, California (31.33N - 119.53W). *Note this position is 181 miles off San Diego, Ca. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Lynde McCormick DDG-8 (Ex DD-958) |
Defoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
July 28, 1959 |
June 3, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as target Feb. 24, 2001 off California.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Towers DDG-9 (Ex DD-959) |
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
Apr. 23, 1959 |
June 6, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as target Oct. 8-9, 2002
Location: North Pacific, 174 miles SW of San Diego, California (31.16.192N - 119.31.369W). |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
May 21, 1960 |
June 24, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sold Oct. 15, 2003 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Sept. 9, 1960 |
Oct. 28, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sold July. 25, 1995 for scrap but repossessed.
Resold Sept. 15, 2004 to Metro Machine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
Apr. 27, 1960 |
Dec. 9, 1961 |
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Fate |
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Sold June 20, 1994 to Consolidated Minerals Leesburg, Florida for
possible conversion into a power barge by CMI Power International. Last known to be moored at Charleston, South Carolina. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
Aug. 4, 1960 |
June 16, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold June 20, 1994 to Consolidated Minerals Leesburg, Florida for conversion
into a power barge. Converted by CMI Power International at Charlotte, South Carolina and sent to Brazil. Last know to be at Manaus, Brazil as of 2005. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
May 11, 1960 |
February 7, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as target June 14, 2000 during RIMPAC 2000
Location: North Pacific 197 miles NW of Honolulu, Hawaii (22.54.38N - 160.27.68W). |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
July 29, 1961 |
Dec. 15, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and renamed Themistokles D-221.
Sold Feb. 19, 2004 and scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Dec. 9, 1961 |
Apr. 20, 1963 |
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Fate |
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Transferred to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and renamed Formion D-220.
Sold Feb. 19, 2004 and scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
May 19, 1962 |
July 13, 1963 |
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Fate |
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Sold April 15, 1994 to J&L Metals, Wilmington North Carolina and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Avondale Marine Ways Inc. Avondale, Louisiana |
May 20, 1961 |
Dec. 10, 1962 |
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Fate |
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Sold to Greece September 13, 1991, renamed Kimon D-218.
In reserve at Souda Bay, Crete awaiting disposal. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Avondale Marine Ways Inc. Avondale, Louisiana |
Aug. 26, 1961 |
Apr. 13, 1963 |
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Fate |
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Sold Feb. 10, 1999 to International Shipbreakers, Brownsville, Texas and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. Seattle, Washington |
Dec. 15, 1961 |
Nov. 9, 1963 |
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Fate |
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Sold to Australia Sept. 17, 1993 and used for spare parts.
Sold by Australia to an Indian Shipbreaker in Aug. 1994 towed to India and scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. Seattle, Washington |
July 18, 1962 |
Mar. 21, 1964 |
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Fate |
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Sold Sept. 19, 2001 to International Shipbreakers, Brownsville, Texas and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. Seattle, Washington |
Jan. 8, 1963 |
Sept. 12, 1964 |
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Fate |
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Sold Nov. 14, 2000 to International Shipbreakers, Brownsville, Texas
but, sank en route from Pearl Harbor to Brownsville on Feb. 3, 2001. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
Feb. 6, 1962 |
Mar. 7, 1964 |
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Fate |
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Sold to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and used for spare parts.
Hulk sunk as target June 19, 2003. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
Feb. 26, 1963 |
Aug. 28, 1964 |
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Fate |
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Sold to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and renamed Nearchos D-219.
In reserve at Suda Bay, Crete awaiting disposal. |
Notes: |
The first eight units were ordered as all gun destroyers (DD-952 thru DD-959). |
Ships sold or transferred to Greece became known as the Kimon Class. |
Perth Class (Modified Charles F. Adams) |
Dimensions, machinery and erformance (RAN version) |
Length: |
440' 6 " |
Engines: |
2 General Electric geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
46' 9" |
Boilers: |
4 Babcock & Wilcox 1,200 PSI (oil fired) |
Draft: |
20' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,370 std. / 4,618 full |
SHP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots |
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Crew: |
310 |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots |
Armament (RAN version) |
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Number Carried
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Type
|
Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
2 |
5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 |
single turrets |
25,909 yards @ 45° (14.7 miles) AA ceiling 51,600' @ 80° 70 lb. HE shell |
1 |
Mk 13 launcher |
single launcher |
(a) |
2 |
Ikara missile system |
2 single launchers |
(b) |
6 |
12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
2 triple launchers |
(c) |
2 (d) |
20mm Vulcan Phalanx MK 15 CIWS |
single mounts |
6,000 yards (max effective 1,625) 3,000-4,500 Rounds per minute |
Armament notes (RAN version) |
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(a): |
Able to launch SM-1 (SAM) and or Harpoon (SSM) missiles. Up to 40 missiles carried. |
(b): |
The Ikara missile systems were fitted in place of the ASROC launcher used on U.S. ships. They were removed from 1989-1991. |
(c): |
Mk 46 torpedoes 8,000 yards @ 45 knots (4.5 miles), 99 lb. PBNX-103 warhead. |
(d): |
Mounted beginning in 1990 and rotated between ships. |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
Sept. 26, 1963 |
July 17, 1965 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site Nov. 24, 2001 off Albany, Western Australia.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
Jan. 9, 1964 |
Dec. 18, 1965 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site Nov. 5, 2000 four NM west of Marina Vincent,
Yankalilla Bay, South Australia. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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DeFoe Shipbuilding Co. Bay City, Michigan |
May 5, 1966 |
Dec. 16, 1967 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as dive site July 31, 2005 three miles off Mudjimba, Queensland, Australia.
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Notes: |
Australia bought the ex-USS Goldsborough DDG-20 for spare parts but it was never a commissioned ship in the RAN. |
Lütjens (Type 103B) Class (Modified Charles F. Adams) |
Dimensions, machinery and performance (German version) |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 General Electric geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
46' 9" |
Boilers: |
4 Combustion Engineering 1,200 PSI (oil fired) |
Draft: |
20' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,550 std. / 4,720 full |
HP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
32 knots (35 max.) |
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Crew: |
337 |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 15 knots |
Armament (German version) |
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Number Carried
|
Type
|
Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
2 |
5"/54 (127mm) Mk 42 |
single turrets |
25,909 yards @ 45° (14.7 miles) AA ceiling 51,600' @ 80° 70 lb. HE shell |
1 |
Mk 13 missile launcher |
single launcher |
(a) |
1 |
Mk 112 ASROC launcher |
8 cell launcher |
(b) |
2 |
RAM Mk 49 launchers |
21 cell launcher |
(d) |
6 |
12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes |
2 triple launchers |
(d) |
2 |
.8"/65 (20mm) Rh-202 machine gun |
single mounts |
2,200 yards @ 45° (1.25 miles) Rate of fire 1,000 RPM (cyclic) |
1 |
Depth Charge projector |
(e) |
Armament notes: |
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(a): |
Able to launch SM-1-MR (SAM) and or Harpoon (SSM) missiles. Up to 40 missiles carried. |
(b): |
Payload is Mk 46 torpedo with a rocket booster for launch. |
(c): |
RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) systems were fitted during the modernization in the 1980's. These were only fitted on the German ships. |
(d): |
Mk 46 torpedoes 8,000 yards @ 45 knots (4.5 miles), 99 lb. PBNX-103 warhead. |
(e): |
Only on German ships. |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Aug. 11, 1967 |
Feb. 23, 1969 |
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Fate |
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Scheduled to be used as a target ship.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Apr. 13, 1968 |
Sept. 20, 1969 |
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Fate |
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On display as a museum ship in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Feb. 1, 1969 |
May 2, 1970 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped 2004 in Turkey.
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Page revised Apr. 14, 2007 |