USS Joseph Strauss
 DDG-16 (Charles F. Adams Class) 


Builder:         New York Shipbuilding Camden, NJ
Laid Down:       December 27, 1960
Launched:        December 9, 1961
Commissioned:    April 20, 1963
Decommissioned:  February 1990
Fate:  




    USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Reunion 2001
              San Antonio, TX
	          October 4th-6th
	  October 7th Departure breakfast
         

		 
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We are seeking information on the USS Joseph Strauss and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page.

The Destroyers Online (DOL) associate webmaster handling all pages and emails concerning the Charles F. Adams class destroyers is Jack Atkinson.

The Charles F. Adams Class as Constructed 

        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:      single arm Mk 13 launcher           
        Torpedoes:     six 12.75 inch (ASW)
                       Two MK 32 Torpedo Tube Mounts  
        ASW Rockets:   Mk 112 ASROC Launcher

In addition to our information on the Charles F. Adams Class, you can find more details at www.charlesfadamsclass.com



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