Charles F. Adams class - DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: Shipyard: Defoe Shipbuilding Company See Also: DDG Charles F. Adams class DDG-26 DDG Charles F. Adams class DDG-27 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunched History of Perth class HMAS Perth D 38 1962-jan-06OrderedOrdered History of Built in USA for Australia DDG-25 1962-sep-21Laid downLaid down 1963-sep-26LaunchedLaunched History of Perth class HMAS Perth D 38 1965-jul-17CommissionedCommissioned 1999-apr-24Port VisitPort Visit Ho Chi Minh City arrived Ho Chi Minh City in company with HMAS Arunta for goodwill visit, until 28 Apr. 1999-oct-15DecommissionedDecommissioned 2001-nov-24Fate: sunkFate: sunk scuttled as a dive wreck off Albany (Western Australia) 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 Defoe Shipbuilding Company,