DDG-2 Charles F. Adams 

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The Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyers were constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Despite periodic modernizations, the class was retired in the early 1990s. Modernization with the New Threat Upgrade (NTU) package was considered for these ships but was terminated since modernization would not have been cost effective given the limited service lives remaining. As part of the 1989 Amended budget submission, the decision was made to accelerate the retirement of these ships to achieve complete retirement of the class by the end of FY 93. The highly capable, multi-mission, AEGIS equipped, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class replaced these ships.

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Builders: DDG 2-3, 10-11 Bath Iron Works;
DDG 4-6, 15-17 New York Shipbuilding;
DDG 7-8, 12-13 Defoe Shipbuilding;
DDG 9,14, 23-24 Todd Shipyards;
DDG 18-19 Avondale Shipyards;
DDG 20-22 Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock
Displacement 4,500 tons (full load)
Length 437 feet
Beam 47 feet
Max Speed 30 knots
Power Plant 4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines
2 shafts; 70,000 shaft horsepower
Aircraft None - VERTREP capable only
Armament Standard Missiles (MR)
Harpoon missiles (from Standard launcher)
ASROC (from MK 16 launcher)
2 - MK 32 triple tube mounts w/ six Mk-46 torpedoes)
2 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK 42 gun
Complement 383 (20 officers, 363 enlisted)

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Name Number Builder Homeport Ordered Commissioned Decommissioned
Charles F. Adams DDG 2 Bath Mayport 28 Mar 1957 10 Sep 1960 01 Aug 1990
John King DDG 3 Bath Norfolk 28 Mar 1957 04 Feb 1961 30 Mar 1990
Lawrence DDG 4 New York SB Norfolk 28 Mar 1957 06 Jan 1962 30 Mar 1990
USS Claude V. Ricketts
(Ex-Biddle)		 DDG 5 New York SB Norfolk 28 Mar 1957 05 May 1962 31 Oct 1989
Barney DDG 6 New York SB Norfolk 28 Mar 1957 11 Aug 1962 17 Dec 1990
Henry B. Wilson DDG 7 Defoe SB San Diego 28 Mar 1957 17 Dec 1960 02 Oct 1989
Lynde McCormick DDG 8 Defoe SB San Diego 28 Mar 1957 03 Jun 1961 01 Oct 1991
Towers DDG 9 Todd Seattle Yokosuka 28 Mar 1957 06 June 1961 01 Oct 1990
Sampson DDG 10 Bath Mayport 17 Jan 1958 24 Jun 1961 24 Jun 1991
Sellers DDG 11 Bath Charleston 17 Jan 1958 28 Oct 1961 31 Oct 1989
Robison DDG 12 Defoe San Diego 17 Jan 1958 09 Dec 1961 01 Oct 1991
Hoel DDG 13 Defoe San Diego 17 Jan 1958 16 Jun 1962 01 Oct 1990
Buchanan DDG 14 Todd Seattle San Diego 17 Jan 1958 07 Feb 1962 01 Oct 1991
Berkeley DDG 15 New York SB San Diego 21 Jul 1959 15 Dec 1962 01 Oct 1992
Joseph Strauss DDG 16 New York SB Pearl Harbor 21 Jul 1959 20 Apr 1963 01 Feb 1990
Conyngham DDG 17 New York SB Norfolk 21 Jul 1959 13 Jun 1963 30 Oct 1990
Semmes DDG 18 Avondale Charleston 21 Jul 1959 10 Dec 1962 12 Sep 1991
Tattnall DDG 19 Avondale Mayport 21 Jul 1959 13 Apr 1963 18 Jan 1991
Goldsborough DDG 20 Puget Sound B&D Pearl Harbor 25 Mar 1960 09 Nov 1963 29 Apr 1993
Cochrane DDG 21 Puget Sound B&D Yokosuka 25 Mar 1960 21 Mar 1963 01 Oct 1990
Benjamin Stoddert DDG 22 Puget Sound B&D Pearl Harbor 25 Mar 1960 12 Sep 1964 20 Dec 1991
Richard E. Byrd DDG 23 Todd Seattle Norfolk 03 Nov 1960 07 Mar 1964 27 Apr 1990
Waddell DDG 24 Todd San Diego 03 Nov 1960 28 Aug 1964 01 Oct 1992

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