Mitscher class

Mitscher class

1953

1953

Specifications

Aircraft

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List of Ships

Events

Gearing class
Destroyer
ships

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)

Derivatives / Succeeded by
Forrest Sherman class	1955
Farragut class	1955
DDG Charles F. Adams class	1960
DDG Perth class	1965
DDG Type 103 Lütjens class	1969
DDG Charles F. Adams NTU class	1970
DDG Coontz class	1960

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400	crew
4800	full load (tn)
150	length (m)
14.50	beam (m)
4.50	draught (m)
80000	power (shp)



4	Naval Engine boilers
2	Naval Engine steam turbines



2	Naval Gun Mark 12 5/38 inch (127 mm)
2	Rocket Launcher Mk 108 Weapon Alfa ASW mortar
1	Torpedo Launchers Depth charge rack

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	Typical	Max
No Landing platform

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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
Coontz class DDG-37 USS Farragut				1960	1989
	US Navy	DL-7	Farragut class USS Luce	1955	1955
Coontz class DDG-38 USS Luce				1961	1991
	US Navy	DL-8	Farragut class USS Macdonough	1955	1955
Coontz class DDG-39 USS Macdonough				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
DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts				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
Hellenic Navy D221 HHMS Themistocles				1992	2002
	US Navy	DDG-18	Charles F. Adams class USS Semmes	1962	1991
Hellenic Navy D218 HHMS Kimon				1991	2004
	US Navy	DDG-16	Charles F. Adams class USS Joseph Strauss	1963	1990
Hellenic Navy D220 HHMS Formion				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
RAN D 40 parts hulk				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
Hellenic Navy spare parts				1993	1993
	US Navy	DDG-24	Charles F. Adams class USS Waddell	1964	1992
Hellenic Navy D219 HHMS Nearchos				1992	2003
	US Navy	DDG-25	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia	1964	1964
Perth class RAN D 38 HMAS Perth				1965	1999
	US Navy	DDG-26	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia	1964	1964
Perth class RAN D 39 HMAS Hobart				1965	2000
	US Navy	DDG-27	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia	1966	1966
Perth class RAN D 41 HMAS Brisbane				1967	2001
	US Navy	DDG-28	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany	1969	1969
Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D185 Lütjens				1969	2003
	US Navy	DDG-29	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany	1969	1969
Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D186 Mölders				1969	2003
	US Navy	DDG-30	Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany	1970	1970
Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D187 Rommel				1970	1998

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1948	Ordered	DDG-35 USS Mitscher as DD-927
1948	Ordered	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain as DD-928
1948	Ordered	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee as DD-929
1948	Ordered	DL-5 USS Wilkinson as DD-930
1949-oct-3	Laid down	DDG-35 USS Mitscher
1949-oct-24	Laid down	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain
1949-nov-1	Laid down	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1950-feb-1	Laid down	DL-5 USS Wilkinson
1951-feb-2		DDG-35 USS Mitscher reclassified as DL-2
1951-feb-9		DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee reclassified as DL-4
1951-feb-9		DL-5 USS Wilkinson reclassified as DL-5
1952-jan-26	Launched	DDG-35 USS Mitscher
1952-jan-26	Launched	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1952-apr-23	Launched	DL-5 USS Wilkinson
1952-jul-12	Launched	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain as DL-3
1953-may-15	Commissioned	DDG-35 USS Mitscher
1953-oct-12	Commissioned	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain
1954-jul-29	Commissioned	DL-5 USS Wilkinson
1954-oct-5	Commissioned	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1966-mar	Refit	DDG-35 USS Mitscher to 1968 as DDG-35
1967-mar-15		DDG-36 USS John S. McCain reclassified as DDG-36
1969-dec-19	Decommissioned	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1969-dec-19	Decommissioned	DL-5 USS Wilkinson
1972-may-15	Struck	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1973-may-18	Fate: scrapped	DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee
1974-may-1	Struck	DL-5 USS Wilkinson
1975-jun-13	Fate: scrapped	DL-5 USS Wilkinson Luria Brothers, Philadelphia
1978-apr-29	Decommissioned	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain
1978-jun-1	Decommissioned	DDG-35 USS Mitscher
1980-jan	Fate: scrapped	DDG-36 USS John S. McCain
1980-jul	Fate: scrapped	DDG-35 USS Mitscher

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