* Awarded: January 27, 1956
* Keel laid: September 30, 1957
* Launched: May 5, 1958
* Commissioned: August 3, 1959
* Decommissioned: November 22, 1982
* Builder: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., Seattle, WA
* Propulsion system: four-1200 lb. boilers; two steam turbines; two shafts
* Propellers: two
* Length: 418.3 feet (127.5 meters)
* Beam: 45,3 feet (13.8 meters)
* Draft: 22 feet (6.7 meters)
* Displacement: approx. 4,050 tons full load
* Speed: 32+ knots
* Armament: three Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber guns, two Mk-32 ASW torpedo tubes (3 Mark 46 torpedoes ea.)
During her 23 years of service she earned the Navy Unit Commendation, three Battle Efficiency "E's", numerous Force, Flotilla departmental awards, and nine Battle Stars for her Vietnam service.
