USS Mahan DL-11 / DLG-11 / DDG-42 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Farragut 1957 (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California |
Hull Number: |
DL-11 DLG-11 (Nov. 14, 1956) DDG-42 (June 30, 1975) |
Ordered: |
November 18, 1955 |
Commissioned: |
August 25, 1960 |
Keel Laid: |
July 31,1957 |
Decommissioned: |
June 15, 1993 |
Launched: |
October 7, 1959 |
Stricken: |
June 15, 1993 |
Fate: |
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. |
History |
Christened by Mrs. H. P. Smith. |
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan USN (1840-1914). |
Page created Feb. 20, 2008 |