USS Buchanan (DDG-14)

History of USS Buchanan (DDG-14)

USS Buchanan (DDG-14) is named after Federal Admiral Franklin Buchanan and is part of the Charles F. Adams guided-missile destroyer fleet class US Navy (USN) Used during the turbulent Cold War period (1947-1991). There were 23 ships in the class, all of which survived their service.

The team was used to replace the aging Farragut-class destroyer, itself replaced by the Spruance class, for the same ocean-going mission.

USS Buchanan (DDG-14) ordered 17 January 1958 and built 23 April 1959 by Todd Pacific Shipbuilding. She was launched on May 11, 1960, and officially commissioned with the U.S.

Navy on February 7, 1962 - serving until the end of the post-Cold War era, when the ship was decommissioned on October 1, 1991.

During the Cold War, guided missile destroyers played an important role in surface fleets because of their ability to conduct long-range missile strikes against air and land targets. For the U.S.

Navy, the DDG hull designation covers the role of such ships, and the type was a key component of the industry for the remaining decades of its "hot/cold" conflict with the East.

The warship displaces 3,277 tons under standard load and can reach 4,525 tons under full load. She measured 437 feet from bow to stern, 47 feet on the beam, and 15 feet drawn. Power comes from 4 x Foster-Wheeler boiler units feeding 2 x Westinghouse steam turbines outputting 70,000hp to drive the twin shafts under the stern.

Under ideal conditions, the maximum speed is 33 knots and the range is up to 4,500 nautical miles.

Armament eventually includes 2 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 series with turret deck guns with 1 x RUR-5 ASROC launcher and 2 x 3 triple torpedo tubes. Also a Mk 11 or Mk 13 Rocket launchers, surface, air or land attack missile solutions.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1962

Origins

United States

Status

stop service

Destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

354

staff

SHIPBUILDER

Todd-Pacific Shipbuilding USA

Class information

Class

Charles F. Adams class

Class Size

23

ships

Class

USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2); USS John King (DDG-3); USS Lawrence (DDG-4); USS Claude V Ricketts (DDG-5); USS Barney (DDG-6) ; USS Henry B Wilson (DDG-7); USS Lynd McCormick (DDG-8); USS Tower (DDG-9); USS Sampson (DDG-10); USS Seller (DDG-11) USS Robinson (DDG-12); USS Hall (DDG-13); USS Buchanan (DDG-14); USS Berkeley (DDG-15); USS Josef Strauss (DDG-16) ; USS Conningham (DDG-17); USS Symes (DDG-18); USS Tatnall (DDG-19); USS Goldsborough (DDG-20); USS Cochran (DDG-21) USS Benjamin Stoddt (DDG-22); USS Richard E Bird (DDG-23); USS Waddell (DDG-24)

Carrier

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Notable Features

Main Turret

The main armament is mounted in the main turret arrangement providing enhanced protection.

Secondary Turret

Additional secondary firepower is managed by the ship's designed secondary turret arrangement.

Air Defense

Airborne systems warn and protect ships from airborne and low-altitude ballistic and/or missile threats.

On the horizon

The ship is granted over-the-horizon combat capability, usually provided by a launched fixed-wing/rotary-wing aircraft.

Missile weapons

The ship supports long-range missile launches to air, sea or land-based targets; typical of modern design.

Torpedo

Able to launch torpedoes at distant targets.

Anti-submarine missile

Capable of launching missile salvos against submarine threats.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

437. 0 feet

133.20m

Ray

47. 0 feet

14.33m

Draft

15. 0 feet

4.57m

Shift

3,500 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x Foster-Wheeler boiler units power 2 x Westinghouse steam turbines, each producing 70,000 hp and driving 2 x axles aft.

Surface Velocity

33.0 nodes

(38.0km/h)

Area

4,501nm

(5,180 miles | 8,336 kilometers)

Weapons

2 x 5"/54 caliber (127mm) Mark 42 deck guns and turrets. 1 x Mk 11/Mk 13 Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher (SAM) (for RIM-24 "Tatar" - medium-range missile and/or Harpoon anti-ship missile). 1 x RUR-5 ASROC (anti-submarine rocket) launcher. 2 x 12.8" (324 mm) triple torpedo launcher.

Aircraft

None.