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Hull Number: DLG-34

Launch Date: 07/02/1965

Commissioned Date: 01/21/1967

Decommissioned Date: 11/30/1993

Other Designations: CG-34


Class: BELKNAP

BELKNAP Class


Length Overall: 547'

Beam: 54' 10"

Draft: 29' max.

Full Load Displacement: 8,150

Armament:

One 5″/54 caliber gun
Two 3″/50 caliber guns in single mounts
Two 21″ torpedo tubes
Two 12.75″ triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
One Mark 10 Mod 0 Guided Missile Launching System (Terrier/ASROC)

Complement:

22 Officers
373 Enlisted

Propulsion:

4 Boilers
2 Turbines: 85,000 horsepower

Highest speed on trials: 31 knots

Namesake: NICHOLAS BIDDLE

NICHOLAS BIDDLE


Disposition:

Stricken 11/30/1993.