USS Farragut (DDG 37)
_underway_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea_on_24_March_1986_(6416226).jpg) The Farragut 1986 at sea |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | January 27, 1956 |
| Keel laying | June 3, 1957 |
| Launch | July 18, 1958 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | December 10, 1960 |
| Decommissioning | October 31, 1989 |
| Whereabouts | Canceled |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
5800 tn.l. |
| length |
156.2 meters |
| width |
15.80 meters |
| Draft |
7.6 meters |
| crew |
21 officers, 356 sailors, possibly 19 staff |
| drive |
2 propellers, driven by 2 geared turbines; 85,000 hp |
| speed |
34 knots |
| Armament |
1 double-arm launcher for missiles |
The USS Farragut (DL-6 / DLG-6 / DDG-37) is the lead ship of the Farragut-class , a class of destroyers in the United States Navy .
history
The Farragut was commissioned in 1956 and laid down on the Fore River Shipyard in 1957 . At that time the ship was classified as a DL for destroyer leaders and should only be armed with guns. In 1956, however, the plan was changed and guided missiles were taken on board, which is why a G for guided missile was added to the identifier. The construction of the ship took 13.5 months and the Farragut was launched in July 1958 . The ship's sponsor was Mrs. HD Felt, the wife of the then Deputy Chief of Naval Operations . The destroyer is named after David Glasgow Farragut , a 19th century naval officer. The official commissioning of the Farragut took place on December 10, 1960.
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The first mission began in autumn 1961 and took the ship into the Mediterranean. After the mission, which ended in March, the Farragut was the first ship in April to be at the Mercury-Atlas 7 lander, which landed 300 kilometers from the planned point in the Atlantic. Five more voyages in European waters followed by 1967. From 1968 to 1971 the Farragut was finally in dry dock, where overhaul and modernization work was carried out. At the end of 1971 there was a short transfer to the Mediterranean.
In 1972 the Farragut took part in the UNITAS maneuver . UNITAS XIII ran from July to December 1972 and involved ships from Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia. The group once circled the South American continent in a 20,000 mile drive.
In the following years several trips to European waters followed. An incident became known when the Farragut ran aground when leaving Den Helder in the Netherlands in 1975 and damaged its sonar domes in the process . The ship was able to continue its voyage, but had to run slower than usual.
In 1989 the Farragut was decommissioned. The ship is canceled.
