USS Dewey (DDG-45)
USS Dewey (DDG-45)
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Name | USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) |
Namesake | George Dewey |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 10 August 1957 |
Launched | 30 November 1958 |
Acquired | 2 December 1959 |
Commissioned | 7 December 1959 |
Decommissioned | 31 August 1990 |
Stricken | 20 November 1992 |
Fate | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 5,800 tons |
Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
Draught | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion | 4 1200psi boilers, 2 geared turbines |
Speed | 36.5 knots |
Range | 4500nm @ 20 Knots |
Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-48C air-search radar, AN/SPS-49 air-search radar, AN/SPG-55B fire control radar, AN/SPG-53F gun fire control radar |
Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament | one Mk 42 5-inch/54 (127mm/54) caliber gun, Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts, one Mk 16 ASROC Missile Launcher, one Mk 10 Mod.0 Missile Launcher for RIM-2 Terrier / Standard (ER) Missiles, two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers |
USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) was a ship in the United States Naval Service. She was named to honor George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy.[1]
Construction
Dewey was laid down 10 August 1957, by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.[1] She was launched 30 November 1958 and sponsored by Mrs. K. St. George, United States Representative from New York State.[1] Dewey was commissioned 7 December 1959, Commander Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., in command.[1]
Service
Decommissioning
She was decommissioned 31 August 1990 and struck 20 November 1992 to be scrapped.[2]
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