USS Dewey (DDG-45)
USS Dewey (DDG-45) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Dewey |
| Namesake | George Dewey |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 10 August 1957 |
| Launched | 30 November 1958 |
| Acquired | 2 December 1959 |
| Commissioned | 7 December 1959 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1990 |
| Stricken | 20 November 1992 |
| Identification | DLG-14/DDG-45 |
| Motto | Pax Propter Vim |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 15 April 1994 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Farragut-class guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement | 5,800 tons |
| Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament |
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USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy. She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey. The ship's motto was The First and Finest.