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DDG 14 (Charles F. Adams Class)
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USS Buchanan DDG 14
Contributed by Tony Kitchen
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DDG 14 (Charles F. Adams Class)
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USS Buchanan DDG 14
Contributed by Tony Kitchen
Builder: Todd Laid Down: April 23, 1959 Launched: May 11, 1960 Commissioned: February 7, 1962 Fate: |
Displacement: 3,370 tons
Length: 437 feet
Beam: 47 feet
Draught: 22 feet
Machinery: two shaft geared steam turbines
Performance: 70,000 shp for 31.5 knots
Bunkerage:
Range:
Guns: two 5 inch Mk 42
Missiles: twin Mk 11 launcher
Torpedoes: six 12.75 inch (ASW)
two MK 32 Torpedoe Tube Mount
Anti-Subwep: one MK 112 ASROC Launcher
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"USS Buchanan DDG-14 Association" |
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