Farragut Class (1956) Destroyers Class Overview  | 
    
Dimensions, machinery and performance   | 
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Length:  | 
      512' 7"   | 
      Engines:  | 
      2 geared steam turbines (a)   | 
    
Beam:  | 
      52' 5"   | 
      Boilers:  | 
      4 x 1,200 PSI oil fired (b)   | 
    
Draft:  | 
      24' 9"   | 
      Shafts:  | 
      2  | 
    
Displacement:  | 
      4,700 std.   | 
      HP:  | 
      85,000  | 
    
5,960-6,150 full   | 
      Speed:  | 
      33 knots  | 
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Crew:  | 
      400  | 
      Range:  | 
      4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 1,500 NM @ 30 knots   | 
    
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           Construction notes:   | 
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(a):  | 
      
          
           DeLaval in DLG-6 thru DLG-8 (DDG-37 thru DDG-39) and DLG-14, DLG-15 (DDG-45, DDG-46)  | 
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Allis Chalmers in DLG-9 thru DLG-13 (DDG-40 thru DDG-44)   | 
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(b):  | 
      
          
           Foster Wheeler in DLG-6 thru DLG-8 (DDG-37 thru DDG-39)   | 
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Babcock and Wilcox in DLG-9 thru DLG-15 (DDG-40 thru DDG-46)   | 
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Armament 
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Number Carried  
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      Type 
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      Arrangement 
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      Maximum Range / Ceiling  
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1 (a)   | 
      5"/54 (127mm)  Mk 42 DP  | 
      single turret   | 
      25,290 yards @ 47° (14.3 miles) Max. effective 16,400 yards (9.3 miles) AA ceiling 23,000' @ 65° 18.25 lb shell Rate of fire 20 RPM  | 
    
4(b)   | 
      3"/50 (76mm)  Mk 33  | 
      2 twin mounts   | 
      14,600 yards @ 45° (8.2 miles) AA ceiling 30,400' @ 45 ° 13 lb. AA shell Rate of fire 45-50 RPM  | 
    
1 (c)  | 
      Mk 10 missile launcher  | 
      twin launcher  (stern)  | 
      RIM-2 Terrier SAM RIM-67 SM-1 ER SAM up to 40 carried  | 
    
1 (d)   | 
      Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher  | 
      8 cell  (forward)  | 
      No reloads (a)   | 
    
2 (e)   | 
      Mk 141 launchers   | 
      quad canisters   | 
      RGM-84 Harpoon SSM missiles   | 
    
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  | 
    
2 (f)   | 
      20mm Vulcan Gatling gun   | 
      single mounts   | 
      N/A  | 
    
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           Armament notes:   | 
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(a):  | 
      
          
           The original design called for 2 turrets (A & B) however the B turret was never fitted,  the Mk 16 ASROC launcher was installed in it's place.  | 
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(b):  | 
      
          
           These guns were mounted aft of the second funnel, they were replaced with the Mk 141  quadruple Harpoon missile launcher in the AAW refit in 1977.  | 
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(c):  | 
      SM-2 ER missiles fitted after 1979.   | 
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(d):  | 
      
          
           Only Farragut DLG-6 (DDG-37) was ever fitted with reload capability.  | 
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(e):  | 
      
          
           Fitted during the 1977 AAW refit.  | 
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(f):  | 
      Fitted for testing  only to Coontz DLG-9 (DDG-40) between 1973-74.  | 
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Farragut DLG-6 (Later DDG-37)  | 
      Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts  | 
      July 15, 1958  | 
      Dec. 10, 1960   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Jan. 23, 2006 for scrap.  
          
          Scrapping completed on Dec. 15, 2006.  | 
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Luce DLG-7 (Later DDG-38)  | 
      
           Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts  | 
      Dec. 11, 1958   | 
      May 20, 1961   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Mar. 19, 2004 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped. 
          
          Scraping completed on June 17, 2005  | 
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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MacDonough DLG-8 (Later DDG-39)  | 
      
           Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts  | 
      July 9, 1959   | 
      Nov. 4, 1961   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Oct. 21, 2003 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.  
          
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Coontz DLG-9 (Later DDG-40)  | 
      
           Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington  | 
      Dec. 16, 1958   | 
      July 15, 1960   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Aug. 24, 1994 for scrap but the contractor defaulted,  
          
          resold Mar. 11, 2002 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped. Scrapping completed Apr. 4, 2003.  | 
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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King DLG-10 (Later DDG-41)  | 
      
            Puget Sound Naval Shipyard  Bremerton, Washington  | 
      Dec. 6, 1958   | 
      Nov. 17, 1960   | 
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Fate  | 
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            Sold Apr. 15, 1994 to J&L Metals, Wilmington, North Carolina and scrapped.  
          
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      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Mahan DLG-11 (Later DDG-42)  | 
      
           Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California  | 
      Oct. 7, 1959   | 
      Aug. 25, 1960   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Aug. 31, 1995 for scrap, reposed due to default on ct. 1, 1996. 
          
          Resold Apr. 13, 2003 and scraped at Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  | 
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      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Dahlgren DLG-12 (Later DDG-43)  | 
      
           Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  | 
      Mar. 16, 1960   | 
      Apr. 8, 1961   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold April 29, 1994, repossessed Oct. 1, 1996 due to default. 
          
          Sold Sept. 20, 2005 to ESCO Marine Inc. Brownsville, Texas and scrapped.  | 
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Name  | 
      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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William V. Pratt DLG-13 (Later DDG-44)  | 
      
           Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  | 
      Mar. 16, 1960   | 
      Nov. 4, 1961   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Sept. 14, 1995 to Transformer Marine, Brownsville, Texas and scrapped.  
          
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      Builder  | 
      Launched  | 
      Commissioned  | 
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Dewey DLG-14 (Later DDG-45)  | 
      
           Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine  | 
      Nov. 30, 1958   | 
      Dec. 7, 1959   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Apr. 15, 1994 and scrapped.  
          
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      Builder  | 
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      Commissioned  | 
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Preble DLG-15 (Later DDG-46)  | 
      
           Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine  | 
      May 23, 1959   | 
      Nov. 15, 1991   | 
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Fate  | 
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           Sold Mar. 20, 2002 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped.  
          
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Class notes  | 
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Nov. 14, 1956:  | 
      Class redesignated to DLG.   | 
    
June 30, 1975 :   | 
      Class redesignated to DDG.   | 
    
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