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  • 1981    


    Guided-Missile Destroyer Kidd class

    Four Spruance class destroyers originally ordered by the Shah of Iran for service in the Persian Gulf in an air defense role. The ships carry a pair of twin Mk26 instead of the ASROC and Sea Sparrow launchers. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution the contracts were cancelled and the ships were completed for the US Navy where they became known as the Ayatollah class. After decommissioned in late 1990s were offered to Australia and Greece but both options were refused. Finally sold to Taiwan in 2003

        Derivatives / Succeeded by
    TW Kee Lung class 2005


    Specifications

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    360crew
    9700full load (tn)
    172length (m)
    17beam (m)
    10draught (m)
    33max speed (knots)
    4Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
    2Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG
    2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
    2Missile Launcher Mk 26
    2Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)
    2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
    2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    US US Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 01
    US US Navy Kaman Seasprite 02
    US US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 12

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    Shipyards

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    US Ingalls Shipbuilding - 4


    List of Ships

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    USUS NavyDDG-993USS KiddNKID19811998
    Kee Lung class TW ROCN DDG-1803 ROCS Tso Ying 2006--
    USUS NavyDDG-994USS Callaghan19811998
    Kee Lung class TW ROCN DDG-1802 ROCS Su Ao 2005--
    USUS NavyDDG-995USS Scott19811998
    Kee Lung class TW ROCN DDG-1801 ROCS Kee Lung 2005--
    USUS NavyDDG-996USS Chandler19821999
    Kee Lung class TW ROCN DDG-1805 ROCS Ma Kong 2006--


    4 units


    Events

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    1978-mar-23OrderedUS DDG-993 USS Kidd for Iran as Kouroush
    1978-mar-23OrderedUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan for Iran as Daryush
    1978-mar-23OrderedUS DDG-995 USS Scott for Iran as Nader
    1978-mar-23OrderedUS DDG-996 USS Chandler For Iran as Anoshirvan
    1978-jun-26Laid downUS DDG-993 USS Kidd
    1978-oct-23Laid downUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan
    1979US DDG-993 USS Kidd embargoed
    1979US DDG-994 USS Callaghan embargoed
    1979US DDG-995 USS Scott embargoed
    1979US DDG-996 USS Chandler embargoed
    1979-feb-12Laid downUS DDG-995 USS Scott
    1979-may-7Laid downUS DDG-996 USS Chandler
    1979-aug-11LaunchedUS DDG-993 USS Kidd
    1979-dec-1LaunchedUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan
    1980-mar-1LaunchedUS DDG-995 USS Scott
    1980-jun-28LaunchedUS DDG-996 USS Chandler
    1981-mar-27CommissionedUS DDG-993 USS Kidd
    1981-aug-29CommissionedUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan
    1981-oct-24CommissionedUS DDG-995 USS Scott
    1982-mar-13CommissionedUS DDG-996 USS Chandler
    1993US DDG-995 USS Scott Seasprite qualif. during Ocean Venture 93 near Puerto Rico
    1996US DDG-995 USS Scott IFOR (implementation force) in Adriatic sea
    1998-mar-12DecommissionedUS DDG-993 USS Kidd
    1998-mar-31DecommissionedUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan
    1998-dec-10DecommissionedUS DDG-995 USS Scott
    1999US DDG-993 USS Kidd Rejected by Australia
    1999-sep-23DecommissionedUS DDG-996 USS Chandler
    2003-may-30Fate: transferedUS DDG-993 USS Kidd to Taiwan as ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-1803)
    2003-may-30Fate: transferedUS DDG-994 USS Callaghan to Taiwan as ROCS Su Ao (DDG-1802)
    2003-may-30Fate: transferedUS DDG-995 USS Scott to Taiwan as ROCS Kee Lung (DDG-1801)
    2003-may-30Fate: transferedUS DDG-996 USS Chandler to Taiwan as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805)






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