Spruance class

Spruance class

1975

1975

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Primary antisubmarine warfare escorts for more than 25 years, the Spruances replaced the large number of WWII era Allen M Sumner and Gearing class destroyers still in service. They were the first large US warships to use all gas turbine propulsion and a slightly lengthened version of the hull was also used for the AEGIS Ticonderoga class.
In late 1980s many replaced the Mk 16 ASROC launcher with a VLS (Vertical Launch System) capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Derivatives / Succeeded by
DDG Kidd class	1981
DDG Kee Lung class	2005
CG Ticonderoga class	1983
CG Ticonderoga VLS class	1986

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335	crew
8000	full load (tn)
161	length (m)
16.80	beam (m)
8.80	draught (m)
6000	range (nm)
32.50	max speed (knots)



4	Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG



2	Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
1	Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow



2	Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)
1	Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC
2	Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

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Ingalls Shipbuilding -	31

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	US Navy	DD-963	USS Spruance	NDQV	1975	2005
	US Navy	DD-964	USS Paul F. Foster	NMDX	1976	2003
EDD-964 USS Paul F. Foster					2005	--
	US Navy	DD-965	USS Kinkaid	NJPG	1976	2003
	US Navy	DD-966	USS Hewitt	NDDW	1976	2001
	US Navy	DD-967	USS Elliot	NAOP	1977	2003
	US Navy	DD-968	USS Arthur W. Radford	NAWR	1977	2003
	US Navy	DD-969	USS Peterson	NGHY	1977	2002
	US Navy	DD-970	USS Caron	NOTC	1977	2001
	US Navy	DD-971	USS David R. Ray	NBDQ	1977	2002
	US Navy	DD-975	USS O'Brien	NECG	1977	2004
	US Navy	DD-972	USS Oldendorf	NOLY	1978	2003
	US Navy	DD-973	USS John Young	NJYG	1978	2002
	US Navy	DD-974	USS Comte de Grasse	NCDG	1978	1998
	US Navy	DD-976	USS Merrill	NHKX	1978	1998
	US Navy	DD-977	USS Briscoe	NDIB	1978	2003
	US Navy	DD-978	USS Stump	NFBS	1978	2004
	US Navy	DD-979	USS Conolly	NRLC	1978	1998
	US Navy	DD-980	USS Moosbrugger	NCWA	1978	2000
	US Navy	DD-981	USS John Hancock	NLTT	1979	2000
	US Navy	DD-982	USS Nicholson	NICK	1979	2002
	US Navy	DD-983	USS John Rodgers	NYQL	1979	1998
	US Navy	DD-984	USS Leftwich	NPFD	1979	1998
	US Navy	DD-985	USS Cushing	NPGC	1979	2005
	US Navy	DD-986	USS Harry W. Hill	NPFS	1979	1998
	US Navy	DD-987	USS O'Bannon	NTLW	1979	2005
	US Navy	DD-988	USS Thorn	NOPQ	1980	2004
	US Navy	DD-989	USS Deyo	NEWZ	1980	2003
	US Navy	DD-990	USS Ingersoll	NBKW	1980	1998
	US Navy	DD-991	USS Fife	NDKP	1980	2003
	US Navy	DD-992	USS Fletcher	NJCN	1980	2004
	US Navy	DDG-993	Kidd class USS Kidd	NKID	1981	1998
Kee Lung class ROCN DDG-1803 ROCS Tso Ying					2006	--
	US Navy	DDG-994	Kidd class USS Callaghan		1981	1998
Kee Lung class ROCN DDG-1802 ROCS Su Ao					2005	--
	US Navy	DDG-995	Kidd class USS Scott		1981	1998
Kee Lung class ROCN DDG-1801 ROCS Kee Lung					2005	--
	US Navy	DDG-996	Kidd class USS Chandler		1982	1999
Kee Lung class ROCN DDG-1805 ROCS Ma Kong					2006	--
	US Navy	DD-997	USS Hayler	NRWH	1983	2003
	US Navy	CG-47	Ticonderoga class USS Ticonderoga	NTIC	1983	2004
	US Navy	CG-48	Ticonderoga class USS Yorktown	NYKN	1984	2004
	US Navy	CG-49	Ticonderoga class USS Vincennes	NVIN	1985	2005
	US Navy	CG-50	Ticonderoga class USS Valley Forge	NVFP	1986	2004
	US Navy	CG-52	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Bunker Hill	NNBH	1986	--
	US Navy	CG-51	Ticonderoga class USS Thomas S. Gates	NTSG	1987	2005
	US Navy	CG-53	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Mobile Bay	NMOB	1987	--
	US Navy	CG-54	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Antietam	NATM	1987	--
	US Navy	CG-55	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Leyte Gulf	NLEG	1987	--
	US Navy	CG-56	Ticonderoga VLS class USS San Jacinto	NJAC	1988	--
	US Navy	CG-57	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Lake Champlain	NCPN	1988	--
	US Navy	CG-58	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Philippine Sea	NWIN	1989	--
	US Navy	CG-59	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Princeton	NDIH	1989	--
	US Navy	CG-60	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Normandy	NVVV	1989	--
	US Navy	CG-62	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Chancellorsville	NCVL	1989	--
	US Navy	CG-61	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Monterey	NRAR	1990	--
	US Navy	CG-63	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Cowpens	NCOW	1991	--
	US Navy	CG-64	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Gettysburg	NGTB	1991	--
	US Navy	CG-65	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Chosin	NCHO	1991	--
	US Navy	CG-66	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Hue City	NHUE	1991	--
	US Navy	CG-67	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Shiloh	NSLH	1992	--
	US Navy	CG-68	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Anzio	NZIO	1992	--
	US Navy	CG-69	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Vicksburg	NVMS	1992	--
	US Navy	CG-70	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Lake Erie	NCDP	1993	--
	US Navy	CG-71	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Cape St. George	NCSG	1993	--
	US Navy	CG-72	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Vella Gulf	NVLA	1993	--
	US Navy	CG-73	Ticonderoga VLS class USS Port Royal	NPTR	1994	--

62 units

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1970-jun-1	Ordered	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
1970-jun-1	Ordered	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
1970-jun-23	Ordered	DD-963 USS Spruance
1971-jan-1	Ordered	DD-966 USS Hewitt
1971-jan-1	Ordered	DD-967 USS Elliot
1971-jan-15	Ordered	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford
1971-jan-15	Ordered	DD-969 USS Peterson
1971-jan-15	Ordered	DD-970 USS Caron
1971-jan-15	Ordered	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-973 USS John Young
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-975 USS O'Brien
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-976 USS Merrill
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-977 USS Briscoe
1972-jan-26	Ordered	DD-978 USS Stump
1972-nov-27	Laid down	DD-963 USS Spruance
1973-feb-6	Laid down	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
1973-apr-19	Laid down	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
1973-jul-23	Laid down	DD-966 USS Hewitt
1973-oct-15	Laid down	DD-967 USS Elliot
1973-nov-10	Launched	DD-963 USS Spruance
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-979 USS Conolly
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-981 USS John Hancock
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-982 USS Nicholson
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-983 USS John Rodgers
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-984 USS Leftwich
1974-jan-15	Ordered	DD-985 USS Cushing
1974-jan-31	Laid down	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford
1974-feb-22	Launched	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
1974-apr-29	Laid down	DD-969 USS Peterson
1974-may-25	Launched	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
1974-jul-1	Laid down	DD-970 USS Caron
1974-aug-24	Launched	DD-966 USS Hewitt
1974-sep-19	Launched	DD-967 USS Elliot
1974-sep-23	Laid down	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
1974-dec-27	Laid down	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-988 USS Thorn
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-989 USS Deyo
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-991 USS Fife
1975-jan-15	Ordered	DD-992 USS Fletcher
1975-feb-17	Laid down	DD-973 USS John Young
1975-mar-21	Launched	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford
1975-apr-4	Laid down	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
1975-may-9	Laid down	DD-975 USS O'Brien
1975-jun-16	Laid down	DD-976 USS Merrill
1975-jun-21	Launched	DD-969 USS Peterson
1975-jun-24	Launched	DD-970 USS Caron
1975-jul-21	Laid down	DD-977 USS Briscoe
1975-aug-24	Launched	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
1975-aug-25	Laid down	DD-978 USS Stump
1975-sep-20	Commissioned	DD-963 USS Spruance
1975-sep-29	Laid down	DD-979 USS Conolly
1975-oct-21	Launched	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
1975-nov-3	Laid down	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
1976-jan-6	Launched	DD-973 USS John Young
1976-jan-16	Laid down	DD-981 USS John Hancock
1976-feb-21	Commissioned	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
1976-mar-26	Launched	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
1976-apr-2	Aircraft	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster with Seasprite 150171 aboard off the coast of Southern California
1976-jul-8	Launched	DD-975 USS O'Brien
1976-jul-10	Commissioned	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
1976-aug-12	Laid down	DD-983 USS John Rodgers
1976-sep-1	Launched	DD-976 USS Merrill
1976-sep-25	Commissioned	DD-966 USS Hewitt
1976-nov-12	Laid down	DD-984 USS Leftwich
1976-dec-28	Launched	DD-977 USS Briscoe
1977-jan-1	Launched	DD-978 USS Stump
1977-jan-22	Commissioned	DD-967 USS Elliot
1977-feb-2	Laid down	DD-985 USS Cushing
1977-feb-21	Laid down	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
1977-apr-1	Laid down	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
1977-apr-16	Commissioned	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford
1977-jun-3	Launched	DD-979 USS Conolly
1977-jul-9	Commissioned	DD-969 USS Peterson
1977-jul-23	Launched	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
1977-aug-29	Laid down	DD-988 USS Thorn
1977-oct-1	Commissioned	DD-970 USS Caron
1977-oct-14	Laid down	DD-989 USS Deyo
1977-oct-29	Launched	DD-981 USS John Hancock
1977-nov-11	Launched	DD-982 USS Nicholson
1977-nov-19	Commissioned	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
1977-dec-3	Commissioned	DD-975 USS O'Brien
1977-dec-5	Laid down	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
1978-feb-20	Laid down	DD-982 USS Nicholson
1978-feb-25	Launched	DD-983 USS John Rodgers
1978-mar-4	Commissioned	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
1978-mar-6	Laid down	DD-991 USS Fife
1978-mar-11	Commissioned	DD-976 USS Merrill
1978-apr-8	Launched	DD-984 USS Leftwich
1978-apr-24	Laid down	DD-992 USS Fletcher
1978-may-20	Commissioned	DD-973 USS John Young
1978-jun-3	Commissioned	DD-977 USS Briscoe
1978-jun-17	Launched	DD-985 USS Cushing
1978-aug-5	Commissioned	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
1978-aug-10	Launched	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
1978-aug-19	Commissioned	DD-978 USS Stump
1978-sep-25	Launched	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
1978-oct-14	Commissioned	DD-979 USS Conolly
1978-dec-16	Commissioned	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
1979-jan-20	Launched	DD-989 USS Deyo
1979-feb-3	Launched	DD-988 USS Thorn
1979-mar-10	Commissioned	DD-981 USS John Hancock
1979-mar-10	Launched	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
1979-may-1	Launched	DD-991 USS Fife
1979-may-12	Commissioned	DD-982 USS Nicholson
1979-jun-16	Launched	DD-992 USS Fletcher
1979-jul-14	Commissioned	DD-983 USS John Rodgers
1979-aug-25	Commissioned	DD-984 USS Leftwich
1979-sep-21	Commissioned	DD-985 USS Cushing
1979-nov-17	Commissioned	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
1979-dec-15	Commissioned	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
1980	Refit	DD-963 USS Spruance at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard
1980-feb-16	Commissioned	DD-988 USS Thorn
1980-mar-22	Commissioned	DD-989 USS Deyo
1980-apr-12	Commissioned	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
1980-may-31	Commissioned	DD-991 USS Fife
1980-jul-12	Commissioned	DD-992 USS Fletcher
1980-oct-20	Laid down	DD-997 USS Hayler
1981		DD-971 USS David R. Ray Westpac
1982-mar-2	Launched	DD-997 USS Hayler
1983	Refit	DD-963 USS Spruance CIWS Phalanx
1983-mar-5	Commissioned	DD-997 USS Hayler
1983-jul-15	Homeport	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger Charleston, SC
1984-aug-30		DD-988 USS Thorn aboard SH-2F HSL-32 Det.6
1985	Refit	DD-963 USS Spruance VLS, Towed Array and the SH-60 helicopter
1985-jan-24	Aircraft	DD-976 USS Merrill with SH-3H Sea King 148043 onboard
1986-jun-21	Port Visit	DD-977 USS Briscoe Fleet days 1986 on board Seasprite 161905
1986-oct-2	Aircraft	DD-983 USS John Rodgers accident SH-2F Seasprite 161915 Aegean Sea
1986-oct-4	Deployment	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
1986-oct-4	Deployment	DD-972 USS Oldendorf Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
1988-sep-26	Port Visit	DD-990 USS Ingersoll Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1990-jul-1		DD-997 USS Hayler on Stratits of Magellan during Unitas XXXI when a Seasprite comes in to land
1990-oct-8		DD-972 USS Oldendorf Departed Yokosuka Japan with USS Midway Battle Group Alfa enroute to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf.
1991-apr-17		DD-972 USS Oldendorf Returned to Yokosuka Japan upon completion of Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. Awarded Combat Action Ribbon.
1991-aug		DD-975 USS O'Brien Operation Desert Shield/Storm from aug1991 to dec1991
1992-jan	Aircraft	DD-982 USS Nicholson asg Seasprite 163209
1993-may-29	Port Visit	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger Liverpool Dock, UK
1993-may-29	Aircraft	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger with SH-3H 149904 at Liverpool, UK
1994-jun		DD-997 USS Hayler BALTOPS 94 participated with BALTOPS 94
1998-mar-26	Decommissioned	DD-976 USS Merrill
1998-mar-27	Decommissioned	DD-984 USS Leftwich
1998-may-29	Decommissioned	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
1998-jun-5	Decommissioned	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
1998-jul-24	Decommissioned	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
1998-sep-4	Decommissioned	DD-983 USS John Rodgers
1998-sep-18	Decommissioned	DD-979 USS Conolly
1999-nov	Port Visit	DD-965 USS Kinkaid visit with USS Constellation Battle Group. HSL-49 Det.6 SH-60B 165112 / TX, noted on 16 Nov.
2000-oct-16	Decommissioned	DD-981 USS John Hancock
2000-dec-15	Decommissioned	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
2001-jul-19	Decommissioned	DD-966 USS Hewitt
2001-aug-9	Fate: scrapped	DD-966 USS Hewitt Brownsville, Texas
2001-oct-15	Decommissioned	DD-970 USS Caron
2002-jan-5	Struck	DD-966 USS Hewitt
2002-feb-28	Decommissioned	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
2002-jun-5	Struck	DD-970 USS Caron
2002-jul-5	Deployment	DD-985 USS Cushing Persian Gulf, UH-3H 149684 accident
2002-sep-30	Decommissioned	DD-973 USS John Young
2002-oct-4	Decommissioned	DD-969 USS Peterson
2002-nov-6	Struck	DD-969 USS Peterson
2002-nov-6	Struck	DD-973 USS John Young
2002-dec-4	Fate: sunk	DD-970 USS Caron
2002-dec-20	Decommissioned	DD-982 USS Nicholson
2003	Fate: sunk	DD-976 USS Merrill NE of Hawaii
2003-jan-7	Decommissioned	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
2003-feb-28	Decommissioned	DD-991 USS Fife
2003-mar-18	Decommissioned	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford
2003-mar-27	Decommissioned	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
2003-jun-20	Decommissioned	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
2003-jul-29	Fate: sunk	DD-990 USS Ingersoll
2003-aug-1	Fate: sunk	DD-984 USS Leftwich
2003-aug-25	Decommissioned	DD-997 USS Hayler
2003-oct-2	Decommissioned	DD-977 USS Briscoe
2003-nov-6	Decommissioned	DD-989 USS Deyo
2003-dec-2	Decommissioned	DD-967 USS Elliot
2004-feb-16	Fate: sunk	DD-969 USS Peterson
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-997 USS Hayler
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-965 USS Kinkaid
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-967 USS Elliot
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-968 USS Arthur W. Radford in reserve at Philadelphia
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-977 USS Briscoe
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-982 USS Nicholson
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-989 USS Deyo
2004-apr-6	Struck	DD-991 USS Fife
2004-apr-13	Fate: sunk	DD-973 USS John Young
2004-jul-14	Fate: sunk	DD-965 USS Kinkaid as target 22 55 13.5 N, 159 59 40.5 W
2004-jul-15	Fate: sunk	DD-986 USS Harry W. Hill
2004-jul-30	Fate: sunk	DD-982 USS Nicholson
2004-aug-25	Decommissioned	DD-988 USS Thorn
2004-sep-24	Decommissioned	DD-975 USS O'Brien
2004-oct-1	Decommissioned	DD-992 USS Fletcher
2004-oct-22	Decommissioned	DD-978 USS Stump
2004-nov-13	Fate: sunk	DD-997 USS Hayler sunk as target
2005-mar	Fate: transfered	DD-964 USS Paul F. Foster to Self Defense Test Ship as EDD-964
2005-mar-16	Commissioned	EDD-964 USS Paul F. Foster Assigned to NSWC Port Hueneme
2005-mar-23	Decommissioned	DD-963 USS Spruance
2005-jun-25	Fate: sunk	DD-967 USS Elliot 190 km east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
2005-aug-19	Decommissioned	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
2005-aug-22	Fate: sunk	DD-972 USS Oldendorf
2005-aug-23	Fate: sunk	DD-991 USS Fife
2005-aug-25	Fate: sunk	DD-977 USS Briscoe
2005-aug-25	Fate: sunk	DD-989 USS Deyo
2005-sep-21	Decommissioned	DD-985 USS Cushing
2006	Fate: sunk	DD-975 USS O'Brien
2006	Struck	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger
2006-apr-25	Fate: scrapped	DD-980 USS Moosbrugger Brownsville, Texas
2006-jun-7	Fate: sunk	DD-974 USS Comte de Grasse
2006-jun-7	Fate: sunk	DD-978 USS Stump
2006-jul-22	Fate: sunk	DD-988 USS Thorn
2006-dec-8	Fate: sunk	DD-963 USS Spruance as Target with air-launched Harpoons
2006-dec-30	Fate: scrapped	DD-983 USS John Rodgers Brownsville, Texas
2007-apr-28	Fate: scrapped	DD-981 USS John Hancock Brownsville, Texas,
2008-jul-11	Fate: sunk	DD-971 USS David R. Ray
2008-jul-16	Fate: sunk	DD-992 USS Fletcher torpedo test exercise
2008-oct-6	Fate: sunk	DD-987 USS O'Bannon
2009-apr-29	Fate: sunk	DD-979 USS Conolly

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