USS Buchanan DDG-14 |
Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
Charles F. Adams (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
Hull Number: |
DDG-14
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Ordered: |
January 17, 1958 |
Commissioned: |
February 7, 1962 |
Keel Laid: |
April 23, 1959 |
Decommissioned: |
October 1, 1991 |
Launched: |
May 11, 1960 |
Stricken: |
November 20, 1992 |
Fate: |
Sunk as target June 14, 2000 during RIMPAC 2000. Location: North Pacific 197 miles NW of Honolulu, Hawaii (22.54.38N - 160.27.68W). |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 Foster Wheeler 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 Admiral Franklin Buchanan USN (1800-1874). |
Christened by Mrs. Charles Fisher. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 19, 2007 |