Guided-Missile Destroyers of New York Ship
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A Place Called YORKSHIP Guided-Missile Destroyers of New York Ship |
| Last Update: 07 May 2006 |
Six members of the 23-ship Adams class of
guided missile destroyers were built at New York Ship. The entire
class has now been decommissioned, and only DDG-2 Adams
and DDG-6 Barney remain afloat and available for a
prospective museum.
Listed in chronological order. Additions and corrections welcomed.
| Designation | C # | Name(s) (Links are to photos) |
Keel Laid | Launched | Description | History/Disposition |
| DDG-4 | 526 | Lawrence | Oct 27, 1958 | Feb 27, 1960 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Original designation DD-954. Decommissioned Mar 30, 1990. Stricken May 1990, sold for scrap Apr 15 1994. Scrapper defaiulted and Lawrence remained in reserve basin until Feb 11, 2004. |
| DDG-5 | 527 | Biddle Claude V. Ricketts |
May 18, 1959 | June 4, 1960 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Original designation DD-955. Recommissioned as Claude V. Ricketts Jul 28, 1964 to honor architect of NATO Multilateral Force. Decommissioned Oct 31, 1989. Stricken Jun 1990, sold for scrap Apr 15 1994. |
| DDG-6 | 528 | Barney | Aug 10, 1959 | Dec 10, 1960 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Original designation DD-956. Stricken Nov 1992, sold for scrap Apr 15 1994. Scrapper defaulted and ship remains in Philadelphia storage facility. |
| DDG-15 | 536 | Berkeley | Aug 29, 1960 | Jul 29, 1961 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Stricken Oct 1992 and transferred to Greece under Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516. Renamed H.S. Themistokles. Decommissioned Feb 2002, scrapped Feb 2004. |
| DDG-16 | 537 | Joseph Strauss | Dec 27, 1960 | Dec 9, 1961 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Decommissioned Feb 1990, stricken Jan 1995 and transferred to Greece. Renamed H.S. Formion. Believed scrapped. |
| DDG-17 | 538 | Conyngham | May 1, 1961 | May 19, 1962 | Guided missile destroyer, Adams class | Decommissioned Oct 1990, stricken May 1991 and sold for scrap.Apr 1994. Scrapped by J&L Metals in 1995. |
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