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US Charles F. Adams class

US Farragut class

Guided-Missile Destroyer

ships



Guided-Missile Destroyer Charles F. Adams class





Derivatives / Succeeded by
1965 AU Perth class
1969 DE Type 103 Lütjens class
1970 US Charles F. Adams NTU class



  Specifications


330crew
3190light (tn)
4500full load (tn)
133length (m)
14beam (m)
4.60draught (m)
4500range (nm)
33max speed (knots)
70000power (shp)

4Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Missile Launcher Mk 11 Tartar

2Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm)
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-37
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10
1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-23

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  Shipyards


US Avondale Shipyard - 1
US Bath Iron Works - 7
US Defoe Shipbuilding Company - 7
US New York Shipbuilding - 6
US Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company - Harbor Island1
US Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle - 4



  List of Ships


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19601992USUS NavyDDG-2USS Charles F. Adams
19601989 sunk 2003USUS NavyDDG-7USS Henry B. Wilson
19611990USUS NavyDDG-3USS John King
19611991 sunk 2001USUS NavyDDG-8USS Lynde McCormick
19611990 sunk 2002USUS NavyDDG-9USS Towers
19611991USUS NavyDDG-10USS Sampson
19611989USUS NavyDDG-11USS Sellers
19611991USUS NavyDDG-12USS Robison
19621990USUS NavyDDG-4USS Lawrence
19621964USUS NavyDDG-5USS Biddle
19641989 DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts
19621990USUS NavyDDG-6USS Barney
19621990USUS NavyDDG-13USS Hoel
19621991 sunk 2000USUS NavyDDG-14USS Buchanan
19621990USUS NavyDDG-15USS Berkeley
19922002 GR Hellenic Navy D221 HHMS Themistocles
19621991USUS NavyDDG-18USS Semmes
19912004 GR Hellenic Navy D218 HHMS Kimon
19631990USUS NavyDDG-16USS Joseph Strauss
19922002 GR Hellenic Navy D220 HHMS Formion
19631990USUS NavyDDG-17USS Conyngham
19631991USUS NavyDDG-19Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Tattnall
19631993USUS NavyDDG-20Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Goldsborough
19931993 AU RAN D 40 parts hulk
19641990USUS NavyDDG-21USS Cochrane
19641991 sunk 2001USUS NavyDDG-22Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Benjamin Stoddert
19641990USUS NavyDDG-23USS Richard E. Byrd
19931993 sunk 2003 GR Hellenic Navy spare parts
19641992USUS NavyDDG-24USS Waddell
19922003 sunk 2006 GR Hellenic Navy D219 HHMS Nearchos
19641964USUS NavyDDG-25Built in USA for Australia
19651999 sunk 2001 Perth class AU RAN D 38 HMAS Perth
19641964USUS NavyDDG-26Built in USA for Australia
19652000 sunk 2002 Perth class AU RAN D 39 HMAS Hobart
19661966USUS NavyDDG-27Built in USA for Australia
19672001 sunk 2005 Perth class AU RAN D 41 HMAS Brisbane
19691969USUS NavyDDG-28Built in USA for Germany
19692003 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D185 Lütjens
19691969USUS NavyDDG-29Built in USA for Germany
19692003 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D186 Mölders
19701970USUS NavyDDG-30Built in USA for Germany
19701998 Type 103 Lütjens class DE German Navy D187 Rommel

29 units



  Events


1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-3 USS John King
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-5 USS Biddle
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-6 USS Barney
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered US DDG-9 USS Towers
1958-jan-17OrderedOrdered US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1958-jan-17OrderedOrdered US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1958-jan-17OrderedOrdered US DDG-12 USS Robison
1958-jan-17OrderedOrdered US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1958-jan-17OrderedOrdered US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1958-feb-28Laid downLaid down US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1958-apr-01Laid downLaid down US DDG-9 USS Towers
1958-apr-04Laid downLaid down US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1958-jun-16Laid downLaid down US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1958-aug-25Laid downLaid down US DDG-3 USS John King
1958-oct-27Laid downLaid down US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1959-mar-02Laid downLaid down US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1959-apr-22LaunchedLaunched US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1959-apr-23LaunchedLaunched US DDG-9 USS Towers
1959-apr-23Laid downLaid down US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1959-apr-28Laid downLaid down US DDG-12 USS Robison
1959-may-18Laid downLaid down US DDG-5 USS Biddle
1959-jul-21OrderedOrdered US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1959-jul-21OrderedOrdered US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
1959-jul-21OrderedOrdered US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1959-jul-21OrderedOrdered US DDG-18 USS Semmes
1959-jul-28LaunchedLaunched US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1959-aug-03Laid downLaid down US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1959-aug-03Laid downLaid down US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1959-aug-10Laid downLaid down US DDG-6 USS Barney
1959-sep-08LaunchedLaunched US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1960-jan-30LaunchedLaunched US DDG-3 USS John King
1960-feb-27LaunchedLaunched US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1960-mar-25OrderedOrdered US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1960-apr-27LaunchedLaunched US DDG-12 USS Robison
1960-may-11LaunchedLaunched US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1960-may-21LaunchedLaunched US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1960-jun-01Laid downLaid down US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1960-jun-14LaunchedLaunched US DDG-5 USS Biddle
1960-aug-04LaunchedLaunched US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1960-aug-15Laid downLaid down US DDG-18 USS Semmes
1960-sep-09LaunchedLaunched US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1960-sep-10CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1960-nov-03OrderedOrdered US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1960-nov-30OrderedOrdered US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1960-dec-10LaunchedLaunched US DDG-6 USS Barney
1960-dec-17CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1960-dec-27Laid downLaid down US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
1961-feb-04CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-3 USS John King
1961-apr-12Laid downLaid down US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1961-may-01Laid downLaid down US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1961-may-20LaunchedLaunched US DDG-18 USS Semmes
1961-jun-03CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1961-jun-06CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-9 USS Towers
1961-jun-24CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1961-jul-29LaunchedLaunched US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1961-jul-31Laid downLaid down US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1961-oct-28CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1961-dec-09CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-12 USS Robison
1961-dec-09LaunchedLaunched US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
1962-jan-06CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1962-feb-06LaunchedLaunched US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1962-feb-06Laid downLaid down US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1962-feb-07CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1962-may-05CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-5 USS Biddle
1962-may-18LaunchedLaunched US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1962-jun-16CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1962-jul-18LaunchedLaunched US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1962-aug-11CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-6 USS Barney
1962-sep-21Laid downLaid down US DDG-25 Built in USA for Australia
1962-oct-26Laid downLaid down US DDG-26 Built in USA for Australia
1962-dec-10CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-18 USS Semmes
1962-dec-15CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1963-feb-26LaunchedLaunched US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1963-apr-20CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
1963-jul-13CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1963-sep-26LaunchedLaunched US DDG-25 Built in USA for Australia
1964-jan-09LaunchedLaunched US DDG-26 Built in USA for Australia
1964-mar-07CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1964-mar-21CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1964-jul-28 US DDG-5 USS Biddle renamed Claude V. Ricketts
1964-jul-28CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts
1964-aug-28CommissionedCommissioned US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1965-feb-15Laid downLaid down US DDG-27 Built in USA for Australia
1965-mar-03OrderedOrdered US DDG-29 Built in USA for Germany
1966-mar-01Laid downLaid down US DDG-28 Built in USA for Germany
1966-apr-12Laid downLaid down US DDG-29 Built in USA for Germany
1966-may-05LaunchedLaunched US DDG-27 Built in USA for Australia
1967-apr-13LaunchedLaunched US DDG-29 Built in USA for Germany
1967-aug-11LaunchedLaunched US DDG-28 Built in USA for Germany
1967-aug-22Laid downLaid down US DDG-30 Built in USA for Germany
1969-feb-01LaunchedLaunched US DDG-30 Built in USA for Germany
1972 US DDG-4 USS Lawrence Wespac-Vietnam Combat Action 1972-73
1972-janDeploymentDeployment US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams Assigned to STANAVFORLANT until Jul 1972.
1988-sep-26Port VisitPort Visit US DDG-15 USS Berkeley Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1989-oct-02DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1989-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts
1989-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1990-jan-26StruckStruck US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson
1990-feb-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss
1990-mar-30DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-3 USS John King
1990-mar-30DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1990-apr-27DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1990-may-16StruckStruck US DDG-4 USS Lawrence
1990-jun-01StruckStruck US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts
1990-sep-30DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1990-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-9 USS Towers
1990-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1990-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1990-oct-30DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1990-dec-17DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-6 USS Barney
1991-apr-15DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-18 USS Semmes
1991-may-01StruckStruck US DDG-15 USS Berkeley
1991-may-30StruckStruck US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1991-jun-24DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1991-sepFate: transferedFate: transfered US DDG-18 USS Semmes to Greece
1991-sep-13CommissionedCommissioned GR D218 HHMS Kimon
1991-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1991-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-12 USS Robison
1991-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1992Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DDG-16 USS Joseph Strauss to Greece
1992-may-27StruckStruck US DDG-9 USS Towers
1992-oct-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DDG-15 USS Berkeley to Greece
1992-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned GR D221 HHMS Themistocles
1992-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned GR D220 HHMS Formion
1992-oct-01StruckStruck US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd
1992-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1992-oct-01StruckStruck US DDG-24 USS Waddell
1992-oct-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DDG-24 USS Waddell to Greece
1992-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned GR D219 HHMS Nearchos
1992-oct-11StruckStruck US DDG-11 USS Sellers
1992-nov-20DecommissionedDecommissioned US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-6 USS Barney
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-10 USS Sampson
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-12 USS Robison
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-13 USS Hoel
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-14 USS Buchanan
1992-nov-20StruckStruck US DDG-21 USS Cochrane
1993-jan-12StruckStruck US DDG-3 USS John King
1993-aug-26Fate: transferedFate: transfered US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd to Greece as spare parts
1993-oct-12 US DDG-23 USS Richard E. Byrd towed to Greece
1994-apr-15 US DDG-4 USS Lawrence sold for scrap
1994-apr-15 US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts sold for scrap
1994-apr-15 US DDG-6 USS Barney sold for scrap
1994-apr-15 US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson sold for scrap
1994-apr-15Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-17 USS Conyngham
1994-jun-20Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-12 USS Robison
1996-junDeploymentDeployment GR D221 HHMS Themistocles Operation Sharp Guard participated in operations to enforce UN trade and arms embargo in the Adriatic Sea.
1996-oct-01 US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts back to NISMF Philadelphia
1997 US DDG-13 USS Hoel to Manaus, Brazil as power barge,
1999-feb-10Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-3 USS John King sold for scrap
1999-feb-10Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-4 USS Lawrence resold
1999-feb-10Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-6 USS Barney resold
2000Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-13 USS Hoel
2000-jun-14Fate: sunkFate: sunk US DDG-14 USS Buchanan as a target
2000-novFate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-21 USS Cochrane Brownsville, Texas
2001-feb-14Fate: sunkFate: sunk US DDG-8 USS Lynde McCormick sunk as target
2001-dec-05Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts resold Metro Machine, PA
2002-feb-18DecommissionedDecommissioned GR D221 HHMS Themistocles
2002-jul-29DecommissionedDecommissioned GR D220 HHMS Formion
2002-oct-09Fate: sunkFate: sunk US DDG-9 USS Towers sunk as target
2003Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-10 USS Sampson
2003-jun-19Fate: sunkFate: sunk GR spare parts as a target
2003-jul-18DecommissionedDecommissioned GR D219 HHMS Nearchos
2003-aug-15Fate: sunkFate: sunk US DDG-7 USS Henry B. Wilson sunk as target
2004Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US DDG-11 USS Sellers
2004-feb-19Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped GR D221 HHMS Themistocles
2004-feb-19Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped GR D220 HHMS Formion
2004-jun-17DecommissionedDecommissioned GR D218 HHMS Kimon
2006Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped GR D218 HHMS Kimon
2006-may-29Fate: sunkFate: sunk GR D219 HHMS Nearchos as a target
2008Fate: museumFate: museum US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams hold at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
2009 US DDG-2 USS Charles F. Adams still on hold









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