USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
USS Forrest Sherman c. 1978 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Forrest Sherman |
| Ordered | 10 March 1951 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 27 October 1953 |
| Launched | 5 February 1955 |
| Commissioned | 9 November 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 5 November 1982 |
| Stricken | 27 July 1990 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 15 December 2014 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2800 Tons Standard, 4050 Tons full load as built, up to ~4600 Tons later |
| Length | 418 feet (127 meters) |
| Beam | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| Draft | 20 feet (6.1 meters) as built, 22 feet (6.7 meters) later mod. |
| Propulsion | 4 1200 psi boilers, 2 geared steam turbines; 2 shafts |
| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 miles at 20 knots |
| Complement | 324 |
| Armament | 3x Mk-42 DP 5 in (130 mm)/54 caliber guns in single turrets, 2 Dual 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber AA guns, Dual Hedgehog Launchers, 4 single 21-inch tubes amidships as built. Mk-32 ASW torpedo tubes in two triple mounts later |
| Aircraft carried | None; DASH planned for DDG conversions |
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USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest Sherman USN (1896–1951).