Dealey class
| Dealey class | |
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| Overview | |
| Type: | Escort destroyer |
| Surname: | Dealey |
| Units: | 13 built |
| Technical specifications | |
| Displacement: | 1,314 tons 1,870 tons fully loaded |
| Length: | 95.9 m |
| Width: | 11.3 m |
| Draft: | 5.5 m |
| Drive: | Two Foster-Wheeler boilers on a Le Daval geared turbine with 12,000 HP on one shaft |
| Speed: | 27 knots |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Crew: | 12 officers 161 crew ranks |
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The destroyer escort of Dealey class were the first of their kind after the Second World War that the United States Navy were built.
Faster and larger than their predecessors, they were armed with more powerful artillery and ASW missiles. They were later modernized. Here, the / were the depth charge hauling, -mörser and ASW missiles removed and replaced with nuclear weapons -enabled ASW missiles and a torpedo tube - mount replaced.
They were built between 1972 and 1973 decommissioned and the frigates of the Knox-class frigate replaced.
Hull numbers
A total of 13 Dealey- class ships were built. The ships were built in series, with these being delivered to the US Navy in 3 blocks. The following table illustrates this procedure.
| From | To |
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| DE-1006 | DE-1006 |
| DE-1014 | DE-1015 |
| DE-1021 | DE-1030 |
Notes on ships of this class
The Dealey (DE-1006) and Hartley (DE-1029) were sold to other states.
The Norwegian frigates of the Oslo- class are based on the design of the Dealey- class.
Web links / sources
- Photographic History of the US Navy (English)
