USS Dewey (DDG-45)
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 USS Dewey (DDG-45) |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | August 10, 1957 |
| Launched: | November 30, 1958 |
| Acquired: | December 2, 1959 |
| Commissioned: | December 7, 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | August 31, 1990 |
| Struck: | November 20, 1992 |
| Status: | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,800 tons |
| Length: | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft (15.8 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 1200psi boilers, 2 geared turbines |
| Speed: | 36.5 knots |
| Range: | 4500nm @ 20 Knots |
| Complement: | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-48E air-search radar, AN/SPS-49 air-search radar, AN/SPG-55B fire control radar, AN/SPG-53F gun fire control radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament: | one Mk 42 5-inch/54 (127mm/54) caliber gun, Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts, one Mk 16 ASROC Missile Launcher, one Mk 10 Mod.0 Missile Launcher for Terrier / Standard (MR) Missiles, two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers |
USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) was a ship in the United States Naval Service. She was named to honor George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy. Dewey was laid down August 10, 1957, by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was launched 30 November 1958 and sponsored by Mrs. K. St. George, United States Representative from New York State. Dewey commissioned 7 December 1959, Commander Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., in command. She was decommissioned August 31, 1990 and struck November 20, 1992 to be scrapped.
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