Charles F. Adams class - DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: Shipyard: New York Shipbuilding See Also: CG Belknap class CG-34 Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissioned History of USS Biddle DDG-5 1957-mar-28OrderedOrdered 1959-may-18Laid downLaid down 1960-jun-14LaunchedLaunched 1962-may-05CommissionedCommissioned 1964-jul-28 renamed Claude V. Ricketts History of USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5 1964-jul-28CommissionedCommissioned 1989-oct-31DecommissionedDecommissioned 1990-jun-01StruckStruck 1994-apr-15 sold for scrap 1996-oct-01 back to NISMF Philadelphia 2001-dec-05Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped resold Metro Machine, PA Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Charles F. Adams class 330crew 3190light (tn) 4500full load (tn) 133length (m) 14beam (m) 4.60draught (m) 4500range (nm) 33max speed (knots) 70000power (shp) 4Naval Engine boilers2Naval 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-371Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10 1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-23 Aircraft Typical Max No Landing platform Builder New York Shipbuilding,
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