USS Dahlgren (DDG-43)
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| USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) | |
| Career (US) | Image:US Naval Jack.svg
<tr valign=top><td>Ordered:</td><td>July 23 1956</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Builder:</td><td>Philadelphia Naval Shipyard</td></tr> |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | March 1 1958 |
| Launched: | March 16 1960
<tr valign=top><td>Acquired:</td><td>March 31 1961</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Commissioned:</td><td>April 8 1961</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Decommissioned:</td><td>July 31 1992</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Struck:</td><td>November 20 1992</td></tr> |
| Status: | Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,800 tons |
| Length: | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft (15.8 m)
<tr valign=top><td>Draught:</td><td>25 ft (7.6 m)</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Propulsion:</td><td>4 1200psi boilers, 2 geared turbines</td></tr> |
| Speed: | 36.5 knots
<tr valign=top><td>Range:</td><td>4500nm @ 20 Knots</td></tr> |
| Complement: | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
<tr valign=top><td>Armament:</td><td>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 Standard (MR) Missiles, two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers</td></tr> |
USS Dahlgren (DLG-12/DDG-43) was launched 16 March 1960 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and sponsored by Mrs. Katharine D. Cromwell, granddaughter of Rear Admiral John Adolphus Dahlgren. She was commissioned 8 April 1961, Commander C. E. Landis in command. She was decommissioned July 31 1992 and struck November 20 1992 to be scrapped.
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