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USS Benjamin Stoddert
DDG-22 (Charles F. Adams Class)
USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22
Builder: Puget Sound Ship Building & Dry Dock Co.
Laid Down: June 11, 1962
Launched: January 8, 1963
Commissioned: September 12, 1964
Fate: While being towed to Texas to be scrapped, she took
on water in rough seas faster than the crew could pump
out and had to be scuttled. Word from Barry Chambers of
International Shipbreaking Limited is that the final
resting place of the USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 is at:
07 56.4N & 140 38.7W
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We are seeking information on the USS Benjamin Stoddert
and her crews. Files and photos may be
E-mailed 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 turbine
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
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Illustration courtesey of
Erik Simmons
In addition to our information on the Charles F. Adams Class, you can
find more details at
www.charlesfadamsclass.com
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