«» 85 Agile class oceangoing minesweepers
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MSO 421 AGILE 22-2-54 19-11-55 21-6-56 70 decomm.
MSO 422 AGRESSIVE Luders Marine, Stamford 25-5-51 4-10-52 25-11-53 70 decomm; transferred to Peru
MSO 423 AVENGE 15-3-53 10-69 lost to fire
MSO 424 BOLD Norfolk Navy SY 14-3-53 25-9-53 70 decomm; transferred to Taiwan
MSO 425 BULWARK Norfolk Navy SY 14-3-53 12-11-53 70 decomm; transferred to Taiwan
MSO 426 CONFLICT 16-12-52 71 transferred to Spain
MSO 427 CONSTANT Fulton SY 16-8-51 14-2-52 8-9-54 stricken before 93
MSO 428 DASH 20-9-52 14-8-53 1-10-82 decomm.
MSO 429 DETECTOR 5-12-52 26-1-54 1-10-82 decomm.
MSO 430 DIRECT 27-5-53 9-7-54 1-10-82 decomm.
MSO 431 DOMINANT 5-11-53 8-11-54 1-10-82 decomm.
MSO 432 DYNAMIC 17-12-52 1-7-71 transferred to Spain
MSO 433 ENGAGE Colberg Boat Wks 7-11-51 18-6-53 29-6-54 stricken before 92
(ex-Elusive)
MSO 434 EMBATTLE 27-8-53 16-11-54 15-5-70 decomm; transferred to Peru
MSO 435 ENDURANCE 9-8-52 19-5-54 1-7-72 decomm.
MSO 436 ENERGY 13-2-53 16-7-54 5-7-72 transferred to the Philippines
MSO 437 ENHANCE Martinlock SB, San Diego 12-7-52 11-10-52 16-4-55 stricken before 92
MSO 438 ESTEEM Martinlock SB, San Diego 1-9-52 20-12-52 10-9-55 stricken before 92
MSO 439 EXCEL Higgins, New Orleans 4-2-53 25-9-53 24-2-55 stricken before 93
MSO 440 EXPLOIT Higgins, New Orleans 28-12-51 10-4-53 31-3-54 27-7-88 decomm.
MSO 441 EXULTANT Higgins, New Orleans 22-5-52 6-6-53 22-6-54 sked for decomm by 7/94
MSO 442 FEARLESS Higgins, New Orleans 23-7-52 17-7-53 22-9-54 stricken before 92
MSO 443 FIDELITY Higgins, New Orleans 15-12-52 21-8-53 19-1-55 stricken before 92
MSO 444 FIRM 15-4-53 12-10-54 5-7-72 transferred to the Philippines
MSO 445 FORCE 26-6-53 4-1-55 24-4-73 lost to fire
MSO 446 FORTIFY Seattle, SB & DD 30-11-51 14-2-53 16-7-54 19-11-88 decomm.
MSO 447 GUIDE 17-4-54 71 transferred to Spain
MSO 448 ILLUSIVE Martinlock SB, San Diego 23-10-51 12-7-52 14-11-53 stricken before 92
MSO 449 IMPERVIOUS Martinlock SB, San Diego 18-11-51 29-8-52 15-7-54 stricken before 92
MSO 450 MDAP built for France
MSO 451 MDAP built for France; subsequently transferred to Uruguay (1970)
MSO 452 MDAP built for France
MSO 453 MDAP built for France
MSO 454 MDAP built for France
MSO 455 IMPLICIT Wilmington Boat Wks. 29-10-51 1-8-53 10-3-54 8-7-89 decomm.
MSO 456 INFLICT Wilmington Boat Wks. 29-10-51 6-10-53 11-5-54 stricken before 92
MSO 457 LOYALTY 22-11-53 11-6-54 1-7-72 decomm.
MSO 458 LUCID 14-11-53 4-5-55 stricken before 73
MSO 459 NIMBLE 6-8-54 11-5-55 stricken before 73
MSO 460 NOTABLE 15-10-54 1-2-71 decomm.
MSO 461 OBSERVER 19-10-54 31-8-55 stricken before 73
MSO 462 PINNACLE 3-1-55 21-10-55 stricken before 73
MSO 463 PIVOT 9-1-54 1-7-71 transferred to Spain
MSO 464 PLUCK Wilmington Boat Wks. 31-3-52 6-2-54 11-8-54 23-12-88 decomm.
MSO 465 PRESTIGE 30-4-54 23-8-58 stranded, Inland Sea, total loss
MSO 466 PRIME 27-5-54 11-10-54 stricken before 73; transferred to Thailand
MSO 467 REAPER 25-6-54 10-11-54 15-5-70 decomm; transferred to Thailand
MSO 468 RIVAL 15-8-54 1-2-71 decomm.
MSO 469 SAGACITY 20-2-54 1-10-70 lost to grounding
MSO 470 SALUTE 14-8-54 1-2-71 decomm.
MSO 471 SKILL 17-8-53 23-4-55 7-11-55 stricken before 73
MSO 472 VALOR 13-5-53 1-2-71 decomm.
MSO 473 VIGOR 24-6-53 8-11-54 5-4-72 transferred to Spain
MSO 474 VITAL 12-8-54 9-6-55 stricken before 73
MSO 475 MDAP built for France
MSO 476 MDAP built for France
MSO 477 MDAP built for France
MSO 478 MDAP built for Portugal
MSO 479 MDAP built for Portugal
MSO 480 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 481 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 482 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 483 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 484 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 485 MDAP built for the Netherlands
MSO 486 MDAP built for Portugal
MS0 487 MDAP built for Portugal
MSO 488 CONQUEST J. M. Martinac 26-3-53 20-5-54 20-7-55 sked for decomm by 7/94
MSO 489 GALLANT J. M. Martinac 21-5-53 4-6-54 14-9-55 stricken before 93
MSO 490 LEADER J. M. Martinac 22-9-53 15-9-54 16-11-55 stricken before 92
MSO 491 PERSISTANT 17-6-54 23-4-55 1-7-71 transferred to Spain
MSO 492 PLEDGE J. M. Martinac 24-6-54 20-7-55 20-4-56 stricken before 93
MSO 493 STALWART 22-6-54 3-12-55 1-3-67 capsized & sunk after fire, San Juan
MSO 494 STURDY 15-10-54 28-1-56 23-10-57 stricken before 73
MSO 495 SWERVE 20-12-54 1-11-55 27-7-57 stricken before 73
MSO 496 VENTURE 11-1-55 27-11-56 3-2-58 stricken before 73
MSO 497 cancelled prior to being built
MSO 498 MDAP built for Norway; subsequently transferred to Belgium
MSO 499 MDAP built for Norway; subsequently transferred to Belgium
MSO 500 MDAP built for France
MSO 501 MDAP built for France
MSO 502 MDAP built for France
MSO 503 MDAP built for Belgium
MSO 504 MDAP built for Belgium
MSO 505 MDAP built for France
MSO 506 MDAP built for Italy 13-11-54 56
MSO 507 MDAP built for Italy 19-2-55 56
«» 11 Acme class oceangoing minesweepers
MSO 508 ACME Frank L. Sample, Jr. Inc, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 23-6-55 27-9-56 73 decomm. MSO 509 ADROIT Frank Sample Inc, Boothbay Harbor 20-8-55 4-3-57 stricken before 93 MSO 510 ADVANCE Frank Sample Inc, Boothbay Harbor 12-7-57 16-6-58 73 decomm. MSO 511 AFFRAY Frank Sample Inc, Boothbay Harbor 18-12-56 8-12-58 18-7-89 decomm. MSO 512 MDAP built for France MSO 513 MDAP built for France MSO 514 MDAP built for France MSO 515 MDAP built for Belgium MSO 516 MDAP built for Belgium MSO 517 MDAP built for Italy MSO 518 MDAP built for Italy«» 4 Ability class oceangoing minesweepers
MSO 519 ABILITY Petersen Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay 5-3-56 29-12-56 14-8-58 1-2-71 decomm. MSO 520 ALACRITY Petersen SB, Sturgeon Bay 3-5-56 8-6-57 2-10-58 reclassified as research ship, AGS-520 MSO 521 ASSURANCE Petersen SB, Sturgeon Bay 28-6-57 31-8-57 21-11-58 reclassified as research ship, AGS-521 MSO 522 MDAP built for Belgium Petersen SB, Sturgeon Bay 58 12-60
REMARKS: 100 of these vessels were originally built, cost $3.5 million in 1951. Designated as Wooden Minesweepers [AM], they were reclassifed to Minesweeper, Ocean (non-magnetic) in Feb. 1955. Wooden construction; nonmagnetic, stainless-steel machinery. Hoist machinery for the SQQ-14 minehunting sonar occupies the position of the former 40-mm AA gun. Hull nos. 450-454, 475-487, 498-507, 512-518 and 522 were built in the U.S. under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program; no U.S. names were allocated. 15 were transferred to France, 6 to the Netherlands, 4 to Portugal, 5 to Belgium, 2 to Norway, and 4 to Italy. Many of these ships have been transferred to other navies after having been paid off by their original service.
428,429,430,431 had 2 General Motors diesels at 1520 hp; 496, at 1,200 hp; 508-511 fitted with 2 GM diesels at 2,800 hp; 519-522 at 2,700 hp. 508-511, 519-521 had 2 diesels (Packard or GM) at 2,800/2,700 hp and were fitted out as division flagships.
Modernization commenced in 1968, the plan calling for all of the Ability class, Acme class and Agileclass being re-engined with four Waukesha diesels, SQQ-14 minehunting sonar to replace the UQS-1 and the 40 mm. gun and built up bridge structure for command and control. Thirteen of the Agile class (433, 437-438, 441-443, 445-446, 448-449, 456, 488 and 490) were re-engined with Waukesha diesels; the remainder of the survivors (MSO 427, 439, 440, 455, 464, 489, and 492) retained Packard lD1700 diesels, totaling 2,280 hp; those ships displace 684 tons light, 762 full load. All the survivors were given very thorough rehabilitations during the early to mid-1970s, receiving semi-enclosed bridges, and an enlarged superstructures abaft the bridge, SQQ-14 minehunting sonars, new communications gear, and upgraded accommodations. The SPS-53 radars were eventually replaced by SPS-64(V)9. Because of costs, the modernization plans were cancelled in 1970 for the Ability and Agile class.
Following construction of MSO-522 in 1960, more were planned, but never built in 1964 (523-526), in 1967 (523-531), and in 1971 (523-538) before plans changed to build the MCM class in 1979. The keel for MCM-1 was laid in 1983 and she was placed in commission in 1985.
In 1975 MSO 440 was equipped with the prototype SSN-2 precise-navigation system for the new MCM class, and in 1980 MSO 443 received the prototype SQQ-30 sonar, being developed for the MCM 1 class.
All MSO-class minesweepers have left service with the U.S. Navy, though a number remain in service in foreign navies. The names of the following foreign service ships of this class are as follows:
French Navy: Adelaide Class
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Royal Netherlands Navy: Adelaide Class
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Portugese Navy: Adelaide Class
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Belgian Navy: Adelaide Class
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Norwegian Navy: Adelaide Class
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Italian Navy: Adelaide Class
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Spanish Navy: Santa María Class
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Taiwanese Navy: Cheng Kung Class
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Peruvian Navy: Adelaide Class
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Philippine Navy: Adelaide Class
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Royal Thai Navy: Adelaide Class
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Uruguayan Navy: Adelaide Class
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[Data in this section is combined from both the reference and Jane's Fighting Ships, annual editions 1953-1995, (© by Jane's Information Group Limited).]
«» 33 ( + 18) Oliver Hazard Perry class (SCN 207/2081 type)
Bldr Laid down Launched In serv.
FFG 7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Bath Iron Works 6-12-75 9-25-76 30-11-77
FFG 8 McINERNEY Bath Iron Works 16-1-78 4-11-78 15-12-79
FFG 9 WADSWORTH Todd, San Pedro 13-7-77 29-7-78 28-2-80
FFG 10 DUNCAN Todd, Seattle 29-4-77 1-3-78 24-5-80
FFG 11 CLARK Bath Iron Works 17-7-78 24-3-79 17-5-80
FFG 12 GEORGE PHILIP Todd, San Pedro 14-12-77 16-12-78 18-11-80
FFG 13 SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON Bath Iron Works 4-12-78 14-7-79 11-10-80
FFG 14 SIDES Todd, San Pedro 7-8-78 19-5-79 30-5-81
FFG 15 ESTOCIN Bath Iron Works 2-4-79 3-11-79 10-1-81
FFG 16 CLIFTON SPRAGUE Bath Iron Works 30-7-79 16-2-80 21-3-81
FFG 19 JOHN A. MOORE Todd, San Pedro 19-12-78 20-10-79 14-11-81
FFG 20 ANTRIM Todd, Seattle 21-6-78 27-3-79 26-9-81
FFG 21 FLATLEY Bath Iron Works 13-11-79 15-5-80 20-6-81
FFG 22 FAHRION Todd, Seattle 1-12-78 24-8-79 16-1-82
FFG 23 LEWIS B. PULLER Todd, San Pedro 23-5-79 15-3-80 17-4-82
FFG 24 JACK WILLIAMS Bath Iron Works 26-2-80 30-8-80 19-9-81
FFG 25 COPELAND Todd, San Pedro 24-10-79 26-7-80 7-8-82
FFG 26 GALLERY Bath Iron Works 17-5-80 20-12-80 5-12-81
FFG 27 MAHLON S. TISDALE Todd, San Pedro 19-3-80 7-2-81 13-11-82
FFG 28 BOONE Todd, Seattle 27-3-79 16-1-80 15-5-82
FFG 29 STEPHEN W. GROVES Bath Iron Works 16-9-80 4-4-81 17-4-82
FFG 30 REID Todd, San Pedro 8-10-80 27-6-81 19-2-83
FFG 31 STARK Todd, Seattle 24-8-79 30-5-80 23-10-82
FFG 32 JOHN L. HALL Bath Iron Works 5-1-81 24-7-81 26-6-82
FFG 33 JARRETT Todd, San Pedro 11-2-81 17-10-81 2-7-83
FFG 34 AUBREY FITCH Bath Iron Works 10-4-81 17-10-81 9-10-82
FFG 36 UNDERWOOD Bath Iron Works 30-7-81 6-2-89 29-1-83
FFG 37 CROMMELIN Todd, Seattle 30-5-80 1-7-81 18-6-83
FFG 38 CURTS Todd, San Pedro 1-7-81 6-3-82 8-10-83
FFG 39 DOYLE Bath Iron Works 16-11-81 22-5-82 21-5-83
FFG 40 HALYBURTON Todd, Seattle 26-9-80 13-10-81 7-1-84
FFG 41 MCCLUSKEY Todd, San Pedro 21-10-81 18-9-82 10-12-83
FFG 42 KLAKRING Bath Iron Works 19-2-89 18-9-82 20-8-83
FFG 43 THACH Todd, San Pedro 6-3-82 18-12-82 3-84
FFG 45 DE WERT Bath Iron Works 14-6-82 18-12-82 19-11-83
FFG 46 RENTZ Todd, San Pedro 18-9-82 16-7-83 6-84
FFG 47 NICHOLAS Bath Iron Works 27-9-82 23-4-83 10-3-84
FFG 48 VANDERGRIFT Todd, Seattle 13-10-81 15-10-82 11-9-84
FFG 49 ROBERT E. BRADLEY Bath Iron Works 28-12-82 13-8-83 11-8-84**
FFG 50 TAYLOR Bath Iron Works 5-5-83 5-11-83 1-12-84**
FFG 51 GARY Todd, San Pedro 18-12-82 19-11-83**17-11-84**
FFG 52 CARR Todd, Seattle 26-3-82 26-2-83** 27-7-85**
FFG 53 HAWES Bath Iron Works 22-8-83 18-2-84** 9-2-85**
FFG 54 FORD Todd, San Pedro 16-7-83 23-6-84** 29-6-85**
FFG 65 ELROD Bath Iron Works 21-11-83** 12-5-84** 18-5-85**
FFG 56 SIMPSON Bath Iron Works 27-2-84** 21-8-84** 10-8-85**
FFG 57 REUBEN JAMES Todd, San Pedro 19-11-83** 8-2-85** 22-3-86**
FFG 58 SAMUEL B. ROBERTS Bath Iron Works 21-5-84** 8-12-84** 12-4-86**
FFG 59 KAUFFMAN** Bath Iron Works 8-4-85** 29-3-86** 27-2-87**
FFG 60 RODNEY M. DAVIS Todd, San Pedro 8-2-85** 11-1-86** 9-5-87**
FFG 61 INGRAHAM** Todd, San Pedro** 30-3-87** 25-6-88** 5-8-89**
REMARKS: Although these ships were intended to operate the LAMPS-III ASW helicopter, the first twenty-six of them (less FFG 8) lack the equipment necessary to handle them and will retain LAMPS-I. Beginning with the FY 73 ships (FFG 36 and later), helicopter support equipment is aboard on completion; fin stabilizers, RAST (Recovery Assistance, Securing, and Traversing Ssytem, not fitted as completed until FFG 50), and other systems. The RAST system permits helicopter Launch and recovery with the ship rolling through 28 degrees and pitching 5 degrees. The equipment was first installed in McInerney FFG 8), which was reconstructed, completing 12-2-81 at Bath Iron Works, to act as LAMPS-III/SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter trials ship; the stern was lengthened by 2.9 m (the extension being slightly lower than the flight deck, to accomodate mooring equipment by changing the rake of the stern. FFG 26 conducted fin stabilizer trials in 1982. Beginning with FFG 36, SQR-18A TACTASS towed passive hydrophone arrays will be aboard ships when the ships complete; earlier units may be backfitted; SQR-19 was originally planned. The Mk 15 CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) 20-mm Vulcan/Phalanx will be backfitted into FFG 7-26 in 1986-88. Two Mk 24 optical target designators (mounted in tubs atop the pilothouse) were not fitted to the ships as completed until FFG 27 and have been backfitted in the earlier ships. FFG7 was originally numbered PF 109. Speed on one turbine is 25 knots; the auxiliary power system uses two retractable pods located well forward and can drive the ships at up to 6 knots. The Mk 92 Mod. 4 fire-control system controls missile- and 76-mm gun fire; it uses a STIR (modified SPG-60) antenna and a U.S.-built version of the Signaal Apparaaten WM-28 radar forward, and can track four separate targets. The Mk 92 system is programmed for three stages of improvement; the first, given trials in FFG 29 in 1983, will be backfitted to all by 10-84 as the "Near-Term Improvement," along with Standard SM-1 MR Block 6 missiles. The Mk 75 gun is a license-built version of the OTO Melara Compact. A Mk 13 weapons-direction system is fitted. The only ship launched ASW ordnance is the Mk 46 torpedoes in the two triple torpedo tubes. These ships are particularly well protected against splinter and fragmentation damage, with 3/4-inch aluminum-alloy armor over magazine spaces, 5/8-in steel over the main engine-control room, and 3/4-inch Kevlar plastic armor over vital electronics and command spaces.
Original complement was planned at 17 officers, 167 men, which was found to be too many officers but far too few enlisted men to run and maintain the ships. Therefore, FFG 19 and up are fitted with 30 additional enlisted bunks, with the others to be backfitted.
FFG 17, 18, 35, and 44 of this class were built by Todd, Seattle, for Australia, which plans to build up to 6 more in-country. Spain is building five.
The Navy had hoped to phase out construction of this class with the FY 83 ships, FFG 59 and 60, but Congress authorized (but did not fully fund) FFG 61 in FY 84; this ship is mandated to have the as yet unbuilt and untested Sperry Phase-III update to the Mk 92 f.c.s., adding four fixed phased-array radar panels (two facing the after quadrants on a mast platform and two covering the forward quadrants atop the bridge). Since the original Mk 92 arrays and the SPS-49 are to be retained, the design would appear to be grossly overloaded.
Already possessing a "surplus" of frigates, the U. S. Navy has no immediate plans for new construction in this category.
[Items marked ** above have been updated from Combat Fleets by reference to Jane's Fighting Ships, 1995-96 edition, ed. by Captain Richard Sharpe OBE RN (© 1995 by Jane's Information Group Limited ISBN 0-7106-1254-0). Additionally, the names of the following foreign service ships of this class are as follows:
Royal Australian Navy: Adelaide Class
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FFG 01 HMAS ADELAIDE (ex-FFG-17) Todd, San Pedro ........ ........ ........
FFG 02 HMAS CANBERRA (ex-FFG-18) Bath Iron Works ........ ........ ........
FFG 03 HMAS SIDNEY (ex-FFG-35) Bath Iron Works ........ ........ ........
FFG 04 HMAS DARWIN (ex-FFG-44) Todd, San Pedro ........ ........ ........
FFG 05 HMAS MELBOURNE (license built) ........ ........ ........
FFG 06 HMAS NEWCASTLE (license bulit) ........ ........ ........
Spanish Navy: Santa María Class (all license built in Spain)
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F 81 SN SANTA MARIA Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 23MAY82 24NOV84 12OCT86
F 82 SN VICTORIA Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 16AUG83 23JUL86 11NOV87
F 83 SN NUMANCIA Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 08JAN86 30JAN87 08NOV88
F 84 SN REINA SOFIA Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 12DEC87 19JUL89 18OCT90
(ex-America)
F 85 SN NAVARRA Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 15APR91 23OCT92 30MAY94
F 86 SN CANARIAS Bazan, Ferrol (Spain) 15APR92 21JUN93 14DEC94
Notes: The original plan to build four more has been shelved and the last two have been delayed by a shortage of funds. Based on the US FFG 7 Oliver Perry class although broader in the beam and therefore able to carry more topweight. Fin stabilisers fitted. RAST helicopter handling system. Navarra and Canarias have an indigenous combat system thereby increasing national inputs to 75 per cent. They also have improved fire control system.
Taiwanese Navy: Cheng Kung Class (all license built in Taiwan)
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F 1101 CHENG KUNG China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) 07JAN90 05OCT91 07MAR93
F 1103 CHENG HO China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) 21DEC90 15OCT92 28MAR94
F 1105 CHI KUANG China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) 04OCT91 27SEP93 MAY95
F 1106 YUEH FEI China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) 05SEP92 26AUG94 FEB96
F 1107 TZU-I China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) 07AUG94 JUL95 JAN97
F 1108 PAN CHAO China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) JAN95 DEC95 DEC97
F 1109 CHANG CHIEN China SB Corp (Kaohsiung) DEC95 NOV96 NOV98
Notes: The first seven of the class are knowns as Flight I. Named after Chinese generals and warriors. Similar to the USS Ingraham. RAST helicopter hauldown. The area between the mast had to be strengthened to take teh Hsiung Feng II missles.
«» 23 Charles F. Adams class (SCB 155 type) (modified ships*)
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DDG 2 CHARLES F. ADAMS Bath Iron Works 16-6-58 8-9-59 10-9-60
DDG 3 JOHN KING Bath Iron Works 25-8-58 30-1-60 4-2-61
DDG 4 LAWRENCE New York SB 27-10-58 27-2-60 6-1-62
DDG 5 CLAUDE V. New York SB 18-5-59 16-4-60 5-5-62
RICKETTS (ex-Biddle)
DDG 6 BARNEY New York SB 18-8-59 10-12-60 11-8-62
DDG 7 HENTRY B. WILSON Defoe SB 28-2-58 22-4-59 17-12-60
DDG 8 LYNDE MCCORMICK Defoe SB 4-4-58 9-9-60 3-6-61
DDG 9 TOWERS Todd, Seattle 1-4-58 23-4-59 24-6-61
DDG 10 SAMPSON Bath Iron Works 2-3-59 9-9-60 24-6-61
DDG 11 SELLERS Bath Iron Works 3-8-59 9-9-60 28-10-61
DDG 12 ROBISON Defoe SB 23-4-59 27-4-60 9-12-61
DDG 13 HOEL Defoe SB 1-6-59 4-8-60 16-6-62
DDG 14 BUCHANAN Todd, Seattle 23-4-59 11-5-60 7-2-62
DDG 15 BERKELEY New York SB 1-6-60 29-7-61 15-12-62
DDG 16 JOSEPH STRAUSS New York SB 27-12-60 9-12-61 20-4-63
DDG 17 CONYNGHAM New York SB 1-5-61 19-5-62 13-7-63
DDG 18 SEMMES Avondale SY 18-8-60 20-5-61 10-12-62
DDG 19 TATTNALL* Avondale SY 14-11-60 26-8-61 13-4-63
DDG 20 GOLDSBOROUGH* Puget Sound SB & DD 3-1-61 15-12-61 9-11-63
DDG 21 COCHRANE Puget Sound SB & DD 31-7-61 18-7-62 21-3-64
DDG 22 BENJAMIN Puget Sound SB & DD 11-6-62 8-1-63 12-9-64
STODDERT*
DDG 23 RICHARD E. BYRD Todd, Seattle 12-4-61 6-2-62 7-3-64
DDG 24 WADDELL Todd, Seattle 6-2-62 26-2-63 28-8-64
REMARKS: Sisters DDG 25, DDG 26, and DDG 27, built at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan, were ordered by Australia; DDG 28, DDG 29, and DDG 30 were built at Bath Iron Works for the West German Navy. Ships with bowmounted sonars have stem-mounted anchors. Most have been backfitted with an ASROC ASW missile reload magazine (with 4 missiles) beside the forward stack, to starboard. It was planned to give these ships a badly needed modernization, beginning with DDG 3 under FY 80. Costs rose enormously, and the program was cut to ten, permitting them to operate for another fifteen to twenty years. Congressional reluctance to spend $221 million per ship (equal to the cost of a new FFG 7 class frigate) forced cancellation of even the reduced program.
The full modernization program has been cut to only three ships, DDG 19, 20, and 22. DDG 19 underwent conversion 31-8-81 to 28-11-82 at Philadelphia; DDG 20 and 22 converting at Pearl Harbor 4-83 to 7-84 and 4-84 to 8-85. Changes include: replacement of the Mk 68 GFCS with Mk 86 Mod. 8 (with 1/SPQ-9A and 1/SPG-GO radar); SLQ-32(V)2, SLQ-20, and Mk 36 SRBOC replacing the original suite; the original missile f.c.s. replaced by Mk 74 Mod. 4, with the Weapons Direction System Mk 13 Mod. 4 replacing the original Mk 4; the addition of the SYS-1 data system with UYA-4 NTDS; upgrading the search radar suite to: 1/LN-66, 1/SPS-10D, 1/SPS-40D, and SPS-52C; improving the communications suite; and increasing the output of the four generator sets to 750 kw each. The ships can direct 3 Standard missiles simultaneously, using the SPG-60.
The non-conversion ships are also being upgraded during regular overhauls: SPS-40 has replaced the SPS-37 originally fitted to the first 13 ships in at least 5 units to date; SLQ-32(V)2 is replacing the WLR-1F and ULQ-6B suite, and Mk 36 SRBOC chaff launchers arebeing added (permitting the deletion of one mast platform); SRN-25 lightweight TACAN is replacing SRN-6; the Mk 68 GFCS is receiving a digital computer system in DDG 4-6, 8-12, 15, 18, and 21; SPS-39A radars are being replaced by SPS-52B (same antenna), and other improvements are being made to the communications suites. Only four ships have the SQQ-23 sonar.
In ships with Mk 11 launchers, 4 Harpoons are carried; in Mk 13-equipped ships, 6 are carried. Ships with Mk 11 launchers carry 4 Harpoons, the others 6. Several carry small navigational radars.
[Updating the reference: all Charles F Adams-class destroyers have left service with the U.S. Navy. Decommissioning dates are as follows:
DDG-2 01AUG90 DDG-14 ....... DDG-3 30MAR90 DDG-15 ....... DDG-4 30MAR90 DDG-16 01FEB90 DDG-5 ..JUN90 DDG-17 29OCT90 DDG-6 17DEC90 DDG-18 ....... DDG-7 ..SEP89 DDG-19 ....... DDG-8 ....... DDG-20 .....92 DDG-9 01OCT90 DDG-21 01OCT90 DDG-10 ....... DDG-22 ....... DDG-11 ....... DDG-23 27APR90 DDG-12 ....... DDG-24 ....... DDG-13 01OCT90Information on the following foreign service ships of this class is taken from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1995-96 edition, ed. by Captain Richard Sharpe OBE RN (© 1995 by Jane's Information Group Limited ISBN 0-7106-1254-0), and private correspondance relative to the Hellenic Navy.
Royal Australian Navy: Perth Class
Bldr Laid down Launched In serv.
DDG 38 HMAS PERTH (ex-US DDG-38) Defoe SB 21SEP62 26SEP63 17JUL65
DDG 39 HMAS HOBART (ex-US DDG-39) Defoe SB 26OCT62 09JAN64 18DEC65
DDG 41 HMAS BRISBANE (ex-US DDG-41) Defoe SB 15FEB65 05MAY66 16DEC67
Notes: Generally similar to the US Charles F Adams class, but they differ by the addition of a broad deckhouse between the funnels which was the magazine for then now deleted Ikara system. The magazine complex has been converted for a variety of uses, including accomodation and recreation spaces. The USS Goldsborough which was paid off in 1992 was acquired from the US to provide spares and equipment for training. The ship was scrapped in 1994. In 1990/91 all ships were fitted for Phalanx CIWS, although the mountings are maintained in a fleet pool system. To accomodate Phalanx the ship's boats have been replaced by RIBs.
German Navy: Lütjens Class
Bldr Laid down Launched In serv.
D 185 LUTJENS (ex-US DDG-28) Bath Iron Works 01MAR66 11AUG67 22MAR69
D 186 MOLDERS (ex-US DDG-29) Bath Iron Works 12APR66 12APR68 20SEP69
D 187 ROMMEL (ex-US DDG-30) Bath Iron Works 22AUG67 01FEB69 02MAY70
Notes: Some differences from Charles F Adams in W/T areials and general outline, particularly the funnels. Modified to suit West German requirements and practice. 1965 contract. The Type 103B modernisation and other modifications included: installation of one single-arm Mk 13 launcher for Standard SAM and Harpoon SSM; improved fire control with digital in place of analog computers; higher superstructure abaft bridge with SPG 60 and SPQ 9 on a mast platform. RAM launchers are being fitted in front of the bridge and aft of the Mk 13 launcher. EW update in 1995/96.
Greek Navy: Kimon Class (all transferred from the U.S. Navy following
decommissioning)
The Greek designation for this type of ship is A/T, for "antitorpilliko" ; roughly, "destroyer."
Bldr Decomissioned Recommissioned
D 218 KIMWN/"KEMON" Avondale Marine Ways ....... 12SEP91
(ex-Semmes)
D 219 NEARXOS/"NEARCHOS" Todd Shipyards ....... 01OCT92
(ex-Waddell)
D 220 FORMIWN/"FORMION" New York Shipbuilding 01FEB90 01OCT92
(ex-Miltadis, ex-Joseph Stauss)
D 221 8EMISTOKLHS/"THEMISTOCLES" New York Shipbuilding ....... 01OCT92
(ex-Konon, ex-Berkely)
Notes: Leased as part of the Defence Co-Operation Agreement signed with the USA on 8 July 1990. Kimon recomissioned at Salamis, the remainder at San Diego prior to sailing for Greece. A fifth of class Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23) was towed to Salamis on 12 October 1993 where she is used for spares.]
«» 5 Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships (SCB 410 type)
Bldr: Ingalls SB, Litton Ind., Pascagoula, Miss.
Laid down Launched In serv.
LHA 1 TARAWA 15-11-71 1-12-73 29-5-76
LHA 2 SAIPAN 21-7-72 18-7-74 15-10-77
LHA 3 BELLEAU WOOD (ex-Philippine Sea) 5-3-73 11-4-77 23-9-78
LHA 4 NASSAU (ex-Leyte Gulf) 13-8-73 21-1-78 28-7-79
LHA 5 PELELIU (ex-Da Nang, ex-Khe Sanh) 12-11-76 25-11-78 3-6-80
Authorized: 1 in FY 69, 2 in FY 70, 2 in FY 71
REMARKS: The LHA is a multipurpose assault transport, a combination of LPH and LPD. It has the general profile of an aircraft carrier, with its superstructure to starboard, flight deck, helicopter elevators to port (folding) and aft, and an 80 x 23.4-m well deck for landing craft (up to four LCU 1610 class). Two LCM(6) and two LCP are stowed on deck. Vehicle stowage garage forward of docking well totals 3,134 m2, and the palletized cargo holds total 3,311 m3. Carry approx. 1,200 tons JP-5 fuel for helicopters. The boilers are the largest ever installed in a U. S. Navy ship; the propulsion plant is highly automated. Communications systems include satellite antennas and a large, long-range, high-frequency, log-periodic array. LHA-4 carried 20 AV-8A Harrier V/STOL attack fighters as well as transport helicopters during a 1981 exercise. Very complete 300-bed hospital and mortuary facilities are fitted. All troops have bunks. Completely air-conditioned. Four additional units were canceled in 1971. The 127-mm guns are aboard primarily to provide shore fire support, but can also be used for AA; they are controlled by a Mk 86 Mod. 4 fire-control system with SPQ-9A radar for surface fire, SPG-60 for AA, and two unmanned electro-optical backup directors. Each Mk 25 Sea Sparrow launcher has an associated Mk 115 radar fire-control system with Mk 71 directors. All scheduled to receive two 20-mm Vulcan/Phalanx Gatling AA in place of the Sea Sparrow launchers starting about 1985 and SLQ-32(V)3 in place of their present ECM systems. Kevlar plastic armor added to all 1982-85. A bulbous forefoot (as on the Wasp-class LHD) is to be backfitted to improve endurance and one 127-mm gun is to be removed.