Previously Held NEC SN-9700-Seaman - Infantry, Gun Crews, and Seamanship Specialists
DK-0000-Disbursing Clerk
DK-2905-Disbursing Afloat Automated Systems Specialist
PS-2905-Disbursing Afloat Automated Systems Specialist
PS-2612-Classifier/Interviewer
PS-9588-Career Information Program Advisor
CLASS - SPRUANCE As Built.
Displacement 7800 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 563' (oa) x 55' x 20' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 1 Sea Sparrow SAM (1x8) ASROC ASW (1x8),
6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3). 1 Helicopter.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; 4 LM 2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30 Knots, Range 6000 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 296. Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. June 24 1977.
Launched September 25 1978 and commissioned December 15 1979.
Decommissioned August 19 2005. Fate: Sunk as a part of SINKEX 2008 on October 6 2008.