USS Semmes
 DDG-18 (Charles F. Adams Class)


USS Semmes DDG-18
 



Builder:       		Avon
Laid Down:     		August 16, 1960
Launched:      		May 20, 1961
Commissioned:  		December 10, 1962
Decommissioned:		April 14, 1991
Fate:               	Sold to Greece September 13, 1991
			renamed "Kimon" and was still in
			service as of 1995.

We are seeking information on the USS Semmes 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 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 http://www.charlesfadams.com/
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