USS Lynde McCormick
DDG-8 (Charles F. Adams Class)
Builder: Defoe Ship Building Company Bay City, MI
Laid Down: October 27, 1958
Launched: Feruary 27, 1960
Commissioned: January 6, 1962
Decommissioned October 1, 1991
Fate: sunk as a target on Feb 24, 2001
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The Charles F. Adams Class as Constructed
Displacement: 3,370 tons
Length: 437 feet
Beam: 47 feet
Draught: 22 feet
Machinery: two shaft geared steam turbines
Performance: 70,000 shp for 31.5 knots
Bunkerage:
Range:
Guns: two 5 inch Mk 42
Missiles: twin Mk 11 launcher
Torpedoes: six 12.75 inch (ASW)
Two MK 32 Torpedo Tube Mounts
ASW Rockets: Mk 112 ASROC Launcher
In addition to our information on the Charles F. Adams Class, you can
find more details at
http://www.charlesfadams.com/
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