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USS Biddle DDG-5 (EX DD-955) |
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USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5 |
Name: |
Biddle Claude V. Ricketts (July 28, 1964) |
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Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
Charles F. Adams (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Hull Number: |
DDG-5 (a) |
Ordered: |
March 28, 1957 |
Commissioned: |
May 5, 1962 |
Keel Laid: |
May 18, 1959 |
Decommissioned: |
October 31, 1989 |
Launched: |
June 4, 1960 |
Stricken: |
June 1, 1990 |
Fate: |
Sold Apr. 15, 1994 for scrap but contract terminated Oct. 1, 1986. Resold Nov. 18, 2001 to Metro Machine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and scrapped. |
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Notes: |
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(a)
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Ordered as DD-955, reclassified DDG-955 on Aug. 16, 1956, reclassified DDG-5 on June 26, 1957. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 Foster Wheeler 1,200 PSI (oil fired) |
Draft: |
20' 1" / 22' max. |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,277 std. / 4,526 full |
SHP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots |
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Crew: |
330+ |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots / 6,000 NM @ 14 knots |
Notes: |
Named in honor of Captain Nicholas Biddle (1750-1778). |
Renamed in honor of Admiral Claude V. Ricketts. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 25, 2007 |