USS Waddell DDG-24 |
Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. Seattle, Washington |
Hull Number: |
DDG-24 (USA) D-219 (Greece) (later DDG-219) |
Ordered: |
November 3, 1960 |
Commissioned: |
August 28, 1964 (USA) October 1, 1992 (Greece) |
Keel Laid: |
February 6, 1962 |
Decommissioned: |
October 1, 1992 (USA) July 18, 2003 (Greece) |
Launched: |
February 26, 1963 |
Stricken: |
January 11, 1995 (USA) |
Fate: |
In reserve at Souda Bay, Crete. *Sold to Greece Oct. 1, 1992 and renamed Nearchos D-219. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 Babcock & Wilcox 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 Commander James I. Waddell CSN (1824-1886). |
Christened by Mrs. Harold W. Cannon. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 5, 2007 |