USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)

History of USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)

USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22) was the 21st Charles F. Adams class destroyer, commissioned on September 12, 1964. Built at Lockheed Shipyard in Seattle, Washington, USS BENJAMIN STODDERT deployed to the Western Pacific several times during the Vietnam War. USS BENJAMIN STODDERT spent her entire service career in the Pacific Fleet "DDG" and later "West Pacs", which prompted her to sail to the Indian Ocean.

In 1990, USS BENJAMIN STODDERT crossed the Panama Canal as part of an anti-drug operation in Central America, visiting Willemstad, Curacao for a few days before returning to the Pacific via the Panama Canal. The aircraft carrier USS Benjamin Stodd served her country for 27 years, 3 months and 8 days before being decommissioned on December 20, 1991. After USS BENJAMIN STODDERT was put on hold at NISMF - Pearl Harbor, she was sold as scrap.

On February 3, 2001, the hull of the BENJAMIN STODDERT fell into the water and capsized in the Pacific Ocean while being towed from Hawaii to the Panama Canal and a Texas dump in severe weather.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1964

Origins

United States

Status

stop service

Destroyed, scrapped.

supplement

354

staff

SHIPBUILDER

Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company USA

Class information

Class

Charles F. Adams class

Class Size

23

ships

Class

23 ship classes.

Operators

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.

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 Babcock & Wilcox Boiler Units 2 x Axle Rear for 2 x General Electric 70,000hp Steam Turbines.

Surface Velocity

33.0 nodes

(38.0km/h)

Area

4,519nm

(5,200 miles | 8,369 kilometers)

Weapons

2 x 5" (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 42 deck guns with turret. 1 x Mk 11/Mk 13 rocket launcher, Tatar SAM or RIM-66 standard ( SM- 1) SAM bracket or Harpoon ASM. 6 x 12.8" (324mm) torpedo launcher mounted on two triple tube brackets. 1 x RUR-5 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launcher (ASROC).

Aircraft

None.