NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Charles F. Adams class destroyer

The Charles F. Adams class of guided missile destroyers was a group of twenty-nine built between 1958 and 1967. Twenty-three of these ships were built for the United States Navy, three for the Royal Australian Navy, and three for the West German Bundesmarine. The ships were based on the existing Forrest Sherman class, but were the first destroyers designed to serve as missile destroyers. The destroyers of this class served in the Cuban blockade of 1962 and the Vietnam War. A guided missile destroyer is, as the name suggests, a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Royal Australian Navy (or RAN) is the navy of Australia and part of the Australian Defence Force. ... The German Navy has had several names depending on the political structure of Germany at the time: Deutsche Marine (German Navy) (1848)-(1852) Norddeutsche Bundesmarine (Northern German Federal Navy) (1866_1871) Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) (1872-1918) Vorläufige Reichsmarine (1919-1921) Reichsmarine (State Navy) (1921-1935) Kriegsmarine (War Navy) (1935_1945... The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers were the first US post-war destroyers (DD-927 to DD-930 were completed as frigates) and the first major US combatants with more firepower aft than forward. ... The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ...

The United States Navy decommissioned its last Charles F. Adams destroyer, the USS Goldsborough, on April 29, 1993. The Australian and German navies had also decommissioned their last ships of this class by 2003. Four ships of this class were transferred to the Greek Navy in 1992. All four have since been decommissioned. USS Goldsborough (DDG-20), named for Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough USN (1805-1877), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company at Seattle in Washington on 3 January 1961, launched on 15 December 1961 by Mrs. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... The Military of Greece is composed from the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy and the Hellenic Air Force. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The USS Charles F. Adams has been placed on inactive hold status and there are attempts by private groups to have it preserved as a museum ship. The USS Hoel has been sold to a private corporation which is attempting to use it as a power generating plant in Brazil. With the exception of these two ships and the Kimon, all of the ships in this class have been sunk as targets, sold for scrap, or are scheduled for one of the two fates. USS (DDG-2), named for Charles Francis Adams, III (Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933), was the lead ship of the class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy. ... Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hoel, named in honor of the William R. Hoel, a naval officer in the American Civil War. ...

Ships of the Charles F. Adams class: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Categories: Ship classes class="preview" id="pv22"> USS (DDG-2), named for Charles Francis Adams, III (Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933), was the lead ship of the class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy. ... Chief Watertender John King (1865-1938) twice awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on board USS Vicksburg and on 29 May 1901 and on board USS Salem on 3 September 1909. ... USS Lawrence (DDG-4), named for Captain James Lawrence USN (1781-1813), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 27 October 1958, launched on 27 February 1960 by Mrs. ... USS (DDG-5), previously Biddle and DD-955, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. ... The third USS Barney (DDG-6) was a guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Henry B. Wilson, named for Admiral Henry Braid Wilson USN (1861-1954), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding at Bay City in Michigan on 28 February 1958, launched on 22 April 1959 by Mrs. ... The USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) was an Adams-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... USS Towers (DDG-9) was a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy notable for action in the Vietnam War. ... USS Sampson (DDG-10), named for Admiral William T. Sampson USN (1840–1902), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath in Maine on 2 March 1959, launched on 21 May 1960 by Mrs. ... USS Sellers (DDG-11), named for Admiral David Foote Sellers USN (1874-1949), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath in Maine on 3 August 1959, launched on 9 September 1960 by Mrs. ... USS Robison (DDG-12), named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison USN (1867-1952), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding at Bay City in Michigan on 28 April 1959, launched on 27 April 1960 by Mrs. ... USS Hoel (DDG-13), named for Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel USN (1825-1865), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding at Bay City in Michigan on 3 August 1959, launched on 4 August 1960 by Mrs. ... USS Buchanan (DDG-14), named for Admiral Franklin Buchanan USN(1800-1874), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Todd-Pacific Shipbuilding at Seattle in Washington on 23 April 1959, launched on 11 May 1960 and commissioned on 7 February 1962. ... USS Berkeley (DDG-15), named for General Randolph Carter Berkeley USMC (1875-1960), awarded the Medal of Honor in 1914, the Navy Cross in 1927, and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal in 1928, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the New York Shipbuilding... USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), named for Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss USN(1861-1948), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 27 December 1960, launched on 9 December 1961 by Mrs. ... USS Conyngham (DDG-18), named for Captain Gustavus Conyngham USN (1744-1819), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 May 1961, launched on 19 May 1962 by Mrs. ... USS Semmes (DDG-18), named for Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes USN (1809-1877), was a -class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. ... USS Tatnall (DDG-19), named for Captain Josiah Tatnall USN (1794-1871), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Avondale Marine at Avondale in Louisiana on 14 November 1960, launched on 26 August 1961 by Mrs. ... USS Goldsborough (DDG-20), named for Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough USN (1805-1877), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company at Seattle in Washington on 3 January 1961, launched on 15 December 1961 by Mrs. ... USS Cochrane (DDG-21), named for Vice Admiral Edward Lull Cochrane, USN, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington on 31 July 1961, launched on 18 July 1962 and commissioned on 21 March... USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), named for Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813), Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington on 11 June 1962, launched on 8... The USS (DDG-23) was a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, named after noted polar explorer Richard E. Byrd. ... USS Waddell (DDG-24) was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. ... The second HMAS Perth (D-38/38) was a -class guided missile destroyer, laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding at Bay City in Michigan on 21 September 1962, launched on 26 September 1963 and commissioned on 17 July 1965. ... HMAS Hobart (D-39) was a modified -class (RAN type is Perth-class) guided missile armed destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy. ... The second HMAS Brisbane (D-41) was a -class guided missile destroyer laid down by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City in Michigan on 15 February 1965, launched on 5 May 1966 and commissioned on 16 December 1967. ... USS Tolman (DDG-28), named for Commander Charles E. Tolman USN (1903-1943), commanding officer of USS De Haven (DD-469), killed in action when the ship was sunk by enemy Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal on 1 February 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, was a Charles F. Adams... USS Henry A. Wiley (DDG-29), named for Admiral Henry Aristo Wiley USN(1867-1943), was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath in Maine on 12 April 1966 and completed as Molders for the West German Navy. ... USS Shea (DDG-30), named for Lieutenant Commander John Joseph Shea USN killed in action board USS Wasp (CV-7) when that ship was sunk on 15 September 1942, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath in Maine...