USS King DL-10 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Farragut (1957) (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington |
Hull Number: |
DL-10 DLG-10 (Nov. 14, 1956) DDG-41 (June 30, 1975) |
Ordered: |
November 18, 1955 |
Commissioned: |
November 17, 1960 |
Keel Laid: |
March 1, 1957 |
Decommissioned: |
March 28, 1991 |
Launched: |
December 6, 1958 |
Stricken: |
November 20, 1992 |
Fate: |
Sold Apr. 15, 1994 to J&L Metals, Wilmington, North Carolina and scrapped. |
Notes |
Christened by
Mrs. Oliver W. Vandenberg (daughter of Fleet Admiral King). |
Named in honor of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King USN (1878-1956) |
Builder's Data |
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