Hull Number: DLG-12
Launch Date: 03/16/1960
Commissioned Date: 04/08/1961
Decommissioned Date: 07/31/1992
Voice Call Sign: WHIPLASH
Other Designations: DDG-43
Class: FARRAGUT (1960)
FARRAGUT (1960) Class
(Data for USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) as of 1981)
Length Overall: 512' 6"
Beam: 52' 4"
Draft: 19' 0"
Standard Displacement: 4,853 tons
Full Load Displacement: 6,124 tons
Fuel capacity: 810 tons
Armament:
One 5″/54 caliber guns
One ASROC Launcher
Two 12.75″ triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
One Mark 10 Mod 0 Guided Missile Launching System (Terrier)
Two Harpoon Missile Launchers
Complement:
30 Officers
364 Enlisted
Propulsion:
4 Boilers
2 Allis Chalmers Turbines: 85,000 horsepower
Highest speed on trials: 33 knots
Namesake: JOHN ADOLPHUS DAHLGREN
JOHN ADOLPHUS DAHLGREN
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, February 2016
John Adolphus Dahlgren, born 13 November 1809 in Philadelphia, Pa., was appointed a midshipman 1 February 1826, and early became interested in the problems of ordnance. He developed the famous Dahlgren gun, perfected howitzers for use afloat and ashore, organized the Naval Gun Factory, and wrote several significant books on ordnance. From the outbreak of the Civil War until July 1862 he served as Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard where President Lincoln often conferred with him. He then became Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and on 7 February 1863 was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. In command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (7 July 1863-17 June 1865), he participated in the bombardment of Fort Wagner and cooperated with Sherman in the capture of Savannah and Charleston. After a tour of duty in command of the South Pacific Squadron (1866-1868), he returned to Washington again as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. Rear Admiral Dahlgren resigned this job a year later to return to the command of the Navy Yard and Gun Factory. He died in Washington 12 July 1870.
Disposition:
Stricken 11/20/1992.