USS Dahlgren DL-12 / DLG-12 / DDG-43 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Farragut 1957 (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Hull Number: |
DL-12 DLG-12 (Nov. 14, 1956) DDG-43 (June 30, 1975) |
Ordered: |
July 23, 1956 |
Commissioned: |
April 8, 1961 |
Keel Laid: |
March 1, 1958 |
Decommissioned: |
July 31, 1992 |
Launched: |
March 16, 1960 |
Stricken: |
November 20, 1992 |
Fate: |
Sold April 29, 1994, repossessed Oct. 1, 1996 due to default. Sold Sept. 20, 2005 to ESCO Marine Inc. Brownsville, Texas and scrapped. |
History |
Christened by Miss Katharine D. Cromwell. |
Named in honor of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren USN (1809-1870). |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 20, 2008 |