 USS Mahan (DDG-42) |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | November 18, 1955 |
| Builder: | San Francisco Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down: | July 31, 1957 |
| Launched: | October 7, 1959 |
| Acquired: | December 31, 1960 |
| Commissioned: | December 25, 1960 |
| Decommissioned: | June 15, 1993 |
| Struck: | June 15, 1993 |
| Fate: | Disposed of by scrapping, dismantling |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,800 tons |
| Length: | 512. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy Shipyard in San Francisco California, located on 638 acres (2 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 5 ft (156. 2 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 25 ft (7. 6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 1200psi boilers, 2 geared turbines |
| Speed: | 36. 5 knots |
| Range: | 4500nm @ 20 Knots |
| Complement: | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-48E air-search radar, AN/SPS-49 air-search radar, AN/SPG-55B fire control radar, AN/SPG-53F gun fire control radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament: | one Mk 42 5-inch/54 (127mm/54) caliber gun, Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts, one Mk 16 ASROC Missile Launcher, one Mk 10 Mod. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships A fire-control radar is a Radar which is designed specifically to provide information (mainly target azimuth elevation range and velocity to a Fire-control system The AN/SLQ -32 is a shipboard Electronic warfare suite built by the Raytheon Company of Goleta California. Designed to attack high-performance submarines the Mark 46 Torpedo is the backbone of the U The Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT system is a pair of launchers fitted to warships ASROC (for Anti-Submarine ROCket) is an all-weather all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s 0 Missile Launcher for Standard (ER) Missiles, two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers |
USS Mahan (DDG-42), named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN (1840-1914), was a Farragut-class guided missile frigate (destroyer leader) laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on July 31, 1957, launched on October 7, 1959 by Mrs. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27 1840–December 1 1914 was a United States Navy Flag officer, geostrategist, and educator Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year List of Farragut class destroyers For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy Shipyard in San Francisco California, located on 638 acres (2 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. H. Page Smith, (CINCLANT at the time) and commissioned on December 25, 1960. The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahan was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer on 30 June 1975 and designated DDG-42. A guided missile destroyer is a Destroyer designed to launch Guided missiles Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. USS Mahan was decommissioned on June 15, 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.
History
During the first year and a half of her commissioned service, Mahan’s primary assignment was the testing and evaluation of her weapons systems, ASROC and Terrier missiles. ASROC (for Anti-Submarine ROCket) is an all-weather all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United A unit of the Pacific Fleet’s Cruiser Destroyer Force, she operated out of San Diego, participating in local and fleet exercises off the west coast and in Hawaiian waters. Leaving San Diego 6 June 1962, she commenced her first western Pacific deployment. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the next 6 months she cruised with other units of the 7th Fleet, taking part in antisubmarine, antiaircraft, and amphibious exercises as well as making good will calls on ports in the Far East. Included in these latter visits was a stop at Saigon 24 to 28 October for the Republic of Vietnam’s Independence anniversary celebrations.
1963 brought Mahan’s entrance into the standard schedule of the Pacific Fleet, beginning with a shipyard overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The Long Beach Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1997, was located at Terminal Island between the city of Long Beach and the San Pedro district Following her yard period, she conducted training exercises off the west coast. She then departed San Diego 6 August 1963 for deployment in the western Pacific. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In addition to assignments in Japanese and Philippine waters, she spent, on this tour, a total of 4 weeks cruising off South Vietnam before returning to California 10 March 1964. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
Remaining on the west coast until late 1965, the guided-missile frigate underwent a 5 1/2 month overhaul, 1 May 1965 to 20 October 1965, followed by test and training exercises and a demonstration of her antisubmarine warfare capabilities before members of the United States-Canadian Military Cooperation Committee 9 December 1965. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. During the summer of 1965, she embarked midshipmen from the Naval Academy and various NROTC units for summer training. Departing San Diego 19 October, she sailed to Pearl Harbor for antisubmarine training operations and then continued on to the western Pacific, arriving at Subic Bay 22 November 1965. This article is about the body of water for the Freeport see Subic Bay Freeport Zone, for other uses see Subic Bay (disambiguation. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mahan operated with the 7th Fleet, spending alternate monthly periods on patrol off Vietnam, until returning to California in April 1966. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
Upon arrival at San Diego 28 April, Mahan continued her previous west coast activities, local and fleet training operations, missile firing exercises at the Pacific Missile Range, and, as during the summer of 1965, the training of midshipmen during June and July. Located in the State of Hawaii on the western shores of Kauai, the Pacific Missile Range Facility ( PMRF) at Barking Sands is the world's largest August brought the installation of a helicopter flight deck.
The period 1 December 1966 through 4 June 1967 again saw Mahan in the western Pacific where, as before, she operated off Vietnam, patrolling and providing gunfire support in the fight to prevent the aggressive spread of communism. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Arriving back at San Diego 17 June, Mahan sailed on 31 July to represent the Navy at Seattle’s annual Sea Fair. Following further coastal operations, she entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard 1 November for overhaul. This was completed late in April 1968 and Mahan remained off the west coast until departing for the western Pacific in August. She remained as a part of the 7th Fleet into 1969.
Mahan (DDG 42) received New Threat Upgrade (NTU) modernization in 1982 as a test package. New Threat Upgrade (NTU was a program to improve the anti-aircraft capability of Terrier and Tartar ships The upgrade was considered for the other ships in the class, but was cancelled since modernization would not have been cost effective given the limited service lives remaining.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used The entry can be found here.
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