USS Chandler (DDG-996)
USS Chandler on 1 June 1988 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Namesake | Theodore E. Chandler |
| Ordered | 23 March 1978 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 7 May 1979 |
| Launched | 28 June 1980 |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 23 September 1999 |
| Stricken | 23 September 1999 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to Taiwan, 30 May 2003; commissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kidd-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,783 tons full |
| Length | 171.6 m (563 ft) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 80,000 shp total |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)3 |
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USS Chandler (DDG-996) was the final ship in the Kidd class of guided-missile destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler.
Originally named Andushirvan, the ship was originally ordered by the Shah of Iran, but was undelivered when the 1979 Iranian Revolution occurred. Subsequent to this, the U.S. Navy elected to commission her for service in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea, as she was equipped with heavy-duty air conditioning and was also well suited to filtering sand and the results from NBC warfare. She was commissioned in 1982.
Chandler was decommissioned in 1999. She was transferred to the Republic of China, renamed Wu Teh (DDG-1805) in 2004, and finally recommissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805) in 2006.