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USS Mahan (DDG-42)
USS ''Mahan'' (DLG-11/DDG-42), was a guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN (1840–1914). The ship was laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 31 July 1957 and launched on 7 October 1959. ''Mahan'' was sponsored by Mrs. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. Harold Page Smith, and commissioned on 25 December 1960. ''Mahan'' was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer on 30 June 1975 and designated DDG-42. USS ''Mahan'' was decommissioned on 15 June 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day. History During the first year and a half of her commissioned service, ''Mahans primary assignment was the testing and evaluation of her weapons systems, RUR-5 ASROC and RIM-2 Terriers. A unit of the Pacific Fleet's Cruiser Destroyer Force, she operated out of San Diego, participating in local and fleet exercises off the west coast and in Hawaiian waters. Leaving San Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mahan (DDG-42) Anchored Off Toulon, France, On 12 November 1979 (6349051)
The name ''Mahan'' was assigned to the following four United States Navy ships, in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval historian and theorist on sea power. * USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102/DM-7): (DD-102) was a commissioned in 1918, and converted to the light minelayer DM-7 in 1920. She was decommissioned in 1930, and sold for scrap in 1931. * was the lead ship of the ; commissioned in 1936, disabled by Japanese aircraft and scuttled by friendly fire in 1944. * USS ''Mahan'' (DLG-11/DDG-42): (DLG-11) was commissioned as a guided missile frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ... in 1960, and reclassified as the guided missile destroyer (DDG-42) in 1975. She was decommissioned in 1993 and completely dismantled in 2004. * is an commissioned in 1998 and still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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