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Ordered in 1948 all four ships in the class had a different loadout of propulsion and other systems so as to determine the best course of action for future destroyer design. Ordered as Destroyers (DD), were launched as Destroyers Leaders (DL) and reffited in the 1960s with SAM launchers and reclassified as Guided Destroyers (DDG) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 1960 | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1965 | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1969 | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1970 | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | 1960 | |||||
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![]() | US Navy | DDG-35 | USS Mitscher | 1953 | 1978 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-36 | USS John S. McCain | 1953 | 1978 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DL-4 | USS Willis A. Lee | 1954 | 1969 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DL-5 | USS Wilkinson | 1954 | 1969 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DL-6 | Farragut class USS Farragut | 1955 | 1955 | ||||
![]() | 1960 | 1989 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DL-7 | Farragut class USS Luce | 1955 | 1955 | ||||
![]() | 1961 | 1991 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DL-8 | Farragut class USS Macdonough | 1955 | 1955 | ||||
![]() | 1961 | 1992 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-45 | Coontz class USS Dewey | 1959 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-2 | Charles F. Adams class USS Charles F. Adams | 1960 | 1992 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-7 | Charles F. Adams class USS Henry B. Wilson | 1960 | 1989 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-40 | Coontz class USS Coontz | 1960 | 1989 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-41 | Coontz class USS King | 1960 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-42 | Coontz class USS Mahan | 1960 | 1993 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-46 | Coontz class USS Preble | 1960 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-3 | Charles F. Adams class USS John King | 1961 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-8 | Charles F. Adams class USS Lynde McCormick | 1961 | 1991 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-9 | Charles F. Adams class USS Towers | 1961 | 1990 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-10 | Charles F. Adams class USS Sampson | 1961 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-11 | Charles F. Adams class USS Sellers | 1961 | 1989 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-12 | Charles F. Adams class USS Robison | 1961 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-43 | Coontz class USS Dahlgren | 1961 | 1992 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-44 | Coontz class USS William V. Pratt | 1961 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-4 | Charles F. Adams class USS Lawrence | 1962 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-5 | Charles F. Adams class USS Biddle | 1962 | 1964 | ||||
![]() | 1964 | 1989 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-6 | Charles F. Adams class USS Barney | 1962 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-13 | Charles F. Adams class USS Hoel | 1962 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-14 | Charles F. Adams class USS Buchanan | 1962 | 1991 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-15 | Charles F. Adams class USS Berkeley | 1962 | 1990 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1992 | 2002 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-18 | Charles F. Adams class USS Semmes | 1962 | 1991 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1991 | 2004 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-16 | Charles F. Adams class USS Joseph Strauss | 1963 | 1990 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1992 | 2002 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-17 | Charles F. Adams class USS Conyngham | 1963 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-19 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Tattnall | 1963 | 1991 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-20 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Goldsborough![]() | 1963 | 1993 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1993 | 1993 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-21 | Charles F. Adams class USS Cochrane | 1964 | 1990 | ||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-22 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Benjamin Stoddert | 1964 | 1991 | ![]() | |||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-23 | Charles F. Adams class USS Richard E. Byrd | 1964 | 1990 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1993 | 1993 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-24 | Charles F. Adams class USS Waddell | 1964 | 1992 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1992 | 2003 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-25 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | 1964 | 1964 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1965 | 1999 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-26 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | 1964 | 1964 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1965 | 2000 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-27 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | 1966 | 1966 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1967 | 2001 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-28 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | 1969 | 1969 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1969 | 2003 | |||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-29 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | 1969 | 1969 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1969 | 2003 | ![]() | ||||||
![]() | US Navy | DDG-30 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | 1970 | 1970 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 1970 | 1998 | |||||||
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1948 | Ordered | ![]() | ||||
1948 | Ordered | ![]() | ||||
1948 | Ordered | ![]() | ||||
1949-oct-3 | Laid down | ![]() | ||||
1949-oct-24 | Laid down | ![]() | ||||
1949-nov-1 | Laid down | ![]() | ||||
1950-feb-1 | Laid down | ![]() | ||||
1951-feb-2 | ![]() | |||||
1951-feb-9 | ![]() | |||||
1951-feb-9 | ![]() | |||||
1952-jan-26 | Launched | ![]() | ||||
1952-jan-26 | Launched | ![]() | ||||
1952-apr-23 | Launched | ![]() | ||||
1952-jul-12 | Launched | ![]() | ||||
1953-may-15 | Commissioned | ![]() | ||||
1953-oct-12 | Commissioned | ![]() | ||||
1954-jul-29 | Commissioned | ![]() | ||||
1954-oct-5 | Commissioned | ![]() | ||||
1966-mar | Refit | ![]() | ||||
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1969-dec-19 | Decommissioned | ![]() | ||||
1969-dec-19 | Decommissioned | ![]() | ||||
1972-may-15 | Struck | ![]() | ||||
1973-may-18 | Fate: scrapped | ![]() | ||||
1974-may-1 | Struck | ![]() | ||||
1975-jun-13 | Fate: scrapped | ![]() | ||||
1978-apr-29 | Decommissioned | ![]() | ||||
1978-jun-1 | Decommissioned | ![]() | ||||
1980-jan | Fate: scrapped | ![]() | ||||
1980-jul | Fate: scrapped | ![]() | ||||