USS Henry B. Wilson DDG-7 |
Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
Charles F. Adams (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
DeFoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan |
Hull Number: |
DDG-7 (a) |
Ordered: |
March 28, 1957 |
Commissioned: |
December 17, 1960 |
Keel Laid: |
February 28, 1958 |
Decommissioned: |
October 2, 1989 |
Launched: |
April 22, 1959 |
Stricken: |
January 26, 1990 |
Fate: |
Sunk as target Apr. 15, 2003. Location: North Pacific 129 miles off San Diego, California (31.33N - 119.53W). *Note this position is 181 miles off San Diego. |
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Notes: |
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Ordered as DD-957, reclassified as DDG-957 on Aug. 16, 1956, reclassified as DDG-7 on June 26, 1957. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
437' |
Engines: |
2 General Electric geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
4 Babcock & Wilcox 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 Admiral Henry B. Wilson USN (1861-1945). |
Christened by Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley. |
Page created Feb. 25, 2007 |