NAVY FACT FILE DESTROYERS MISSION: Modern U.S. Navy destroyers and guided missile destroyers are called upon to perform primarily in a Battle Force Combatant (BFC) role. As such, these ships operate in support of carrier or battleship battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups, replenishment groups. Destroyers primarily perform an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission while guided missile destroyers are multi-mission (ASW, anti-air and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants. COMMENTARY: Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Class: Technological advances have made possible great strides in the capability of modern destroyers culminating in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class. When Arleigh Burke is commissioned in early 1991, it will be the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea. Like the larger Ticonderoga class cruisers, DDG-51's combat systems center around the AEGIS weapon system and the SPY-lD, multi-function phased array radar. Combining AEGIS, Vertical Launching System, an advanced ASW system, advanced AAW missiles and Tomahawk ASM/LAM, DDG-51 continues the revolution at sea. Designed from the keel up for survivability, DDG-51 incorporates all steel construction and many damage control features resulting from lessons learned during the Falkland Islands conflict and from the accidental attack on USS Stark. Like most modern U.S. surface combatants, DDG-51 will utilize gas turbine propulsion. These ships will replace older Charles F. Adams and Farragut class guided missile destroyers. The lead ship, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) will be launched in September 1989 and is scheduled for commissioning in early 1991. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS (DDG 51) Displacement: 8,300 tons (full load) Length: 466 feet Beam: 59 feet Max Speed: 31 knots Power Plant: 4 - General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines; 2 shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower Aircraft: None - landing deck, LAMPS III electronics installed for coordinated DDG-51/helo ASW operations Armament: Standard Missile*; Harpoon*; Tomahawk ASM/LAM*; Vertical Launched ASROC / SEALANCE*; 6 - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts); 1 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK-45 (lightweight gun); 2 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS Complement: 323 (23 officer, 300 enlisted) Builders: Bath Iron Works, Ingalls Shipbuilding ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS SHIPS (UNDER CONSTRUCTION/PLANNED) Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) John Barry (DDG 52) John Paul Jones (DDG 53) Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Stout (DDG 55) John S. McCain (DDG 56) Mitscher (DDG 57) Laboon (DDG 58) * Missiles launched from MK-41 MOD 2 VLS KIDD (DDG 993) and SPRUANCE (DD 963) CLASSES COMMENTARY: The four Kidd class guided missile destroyers are similar to the Spruance class destroyers, but have greater displacement and improved combat systems. These ships were built originally for use by Imperial Government of Iran (when the Shah was in power) and were canceled by the succeeding Iranian government. The U.S. Navy acquired them in 1981 and 1982. Like the older guided missile cruisers, these ships will receive New Threat Upgrade to improve their anti-air warfare performance against the technologically advanced threat expected into the 21st century. The Spruance class destroyers, the first large U.S. Navy warships to employ gas turbine engines as their main propulsion system, are undergoing extensive modernizations. The upgrade program includes addition of vertical launchers for Tomahawk ASM/LAM and Vertical Launched ASROC (VLA) on 24 ships of this class, in addition to an advanced ASW system and upgrade to LAMPS III helicopter capability. Like the Kidd class, Spruance class destroyers are expected to remain a major part of the Navy's surface combatant force into the 21st century. KIDD (DDG 993) and SPRUANCE (DD 963) CLASSES Displacement: Kidd - 8,300 tons (full load); Spruance - 7,865 tons (full load) Length: 563 feet Beam: 55 feet Max Speed: 33 knots Power Plant: 4 - General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines; 2 shafts, 80,000 shaft horsepower Aircraft: Kidd - 1 SH-2F (LAMPS); Spruance - 2 SH-60 (LAMPS III) Armament: 8 Harpoon (from 2 quad launchers) Tomahawk ASM/LAM (ABL in Kidd, VLS and ABL in Spruance); ASROC; 6 - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts); 2 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK 45 (lightweight gun); 2 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS; Kidd only: Standard Missiles; Spruance only: NATO Sea Sparrow point defense AAW missiles Complement: Kidd 339 (21 officer, 318 enlisted); Spruance 334 (20 officer, 314 enlisted) Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding KIDD CLASS SHIPS USS Kidd (DDG 993); Philadelphia, Pa. USS Callaghan (DDG 994); San Diego, Calif. USS Scott (DDG 995); Norfolk, Va. USS Chandler (DDG 996); San Diego, Calif. SPRUANCE CLASS SHIPS USS Spruance (DD 963); Norfolk, Va. USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964); Long Beach, Calif. USS Kinkaid (DD 965); San Diego, Calif. USS Hewitt (DD 966); San Diego, Calif. USS Elliot (DD 967); San Diego, Calif. USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968); New Orleans, La. USS Peterson (DD 969); Norfolk, Va. USS Caron (DD 970); New Orleans, La. USS David R. Ray (DD 971); Long Beach, Calif. USS Oldendorf (DD 972); Yokosuka, Japan USS John Young (DD 973); San Diego, Calif. USS Compte De Grasse (DD 974); Norfolk, Va. USS O'Brien (DD 975); San Diego, Calif. USS Merrill (DD 976); San Diego, Calif. USS Briscoe (DD 977); Norfolk, Va. USS Stump (DD 978); Norfolk, Va. USS Conolly (DD 979); Norfolk, Va. USS Moosbrugger (DD 980); Charleston, S.C. USS John Hancock (DD 981); Mayport, Fla. USS Nicholson (DD 982); Charleston, S.C. USS John Rodgers (DD 983); Charleston, S.C. USS Leftwich (DD 984); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii USS Cushing (DD 985); San Diego, Calif. USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986); San Diego, Calif. USS O'Bannon (DD 987); Charleston, S.C. USS Thorn 988); Charleston, S.C. USS Deyo (DD 989); Charleston, SC USS Ingersoll (DD 990); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii USS Fife (DD 991); Yokosuka, Japan USS Fletcher (DD 992); San Diego, Calif. USS Hayler (DD 997); Norfolk, Va. CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG 2) and FARRAGUT (DDG 37) CLASSES COMMENTARY: Both the Charles F. Adams and Farragut guided missile destroyer classes were constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Despite periodic modernizations, both classes are nearing the end of their useful service lives and their retirement was planned beginning in the early 1990s. Modernization with the New Threat Upgrade (NTU) package was considered for these ships but has been terminated since modernization would not have been cost effective given the limited service lives remaining. As part of the 1989 Amended budget submission, the decision was made to accelerate the retirement of these ships to achieve complete retirement of both classes (except Mahan (DDG 42) which received NTU modernization in 1982 as a test package) by the end of FY 93. The highly capable, multi-mission, AEGIS equipped, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class will eventually replace these ships. FARRAGUT CLASS (DDG 37) Displacement: 5,800 tons (full load) Length: 512 feet Beam: 52 feet Max Speed: 33 knots Power Plant: 4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts; 85,000 shaft horsepower Aircraft: None - VERTREP capable only Armament: Standard Missiles (ER); 8 - Harpoon (from 2 quad launchers); ASROC (from MK 16 launcher); - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts); 1 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK 42 gun Complement: 400 (25 officers, 375 enlisted) Builders: DDG 37-39 Bethlehem Steel; DDG 40-41 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; DDG 42 San Francisco Naval Shipyard; DDG 43-44 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; DDG 45-46 Bath Iron Works FARRAGUT CLASS SHIPS USS Farragut (DDG 37); Norfolk, Va. USS Luce (DDG 38); Mayport, Fla. USS Macdonough (DDG 39); Charleston, S.C. USS Coontz (DDG 40); Norfolk, Va. USS King (DDG 41); Norfolk, Va. USS Mahan (DDG 42); Charleston, S.C. USS Dahlgren (DDG 43); Norfolk, Va. USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44); Charleston, S.C. USS Dewey (DDG 45); Charleston, S.C. USS Preble (DDG 46); Norfolk, Va. CHARLES F. ADAMS CLASS (DDG 2) Displacement: 4,500 tons (full load) Length: 437 feet Beam: 47 feet Max Speed: 30 knots Power Plant: 4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts; 70,000 shaft horsepower Aircraft: None - VERTREP capable only Armament: Standard Missiles (MR); Harpoon (from Standard launcher); ASROC (from MK 16 launcher); 6 - MK 46 torpedoes (from 2 triple tube mounts) 2 - 5-inch / 54 caliber MK 42 gun Complement: 383 (20 officers, 363 enlisted) Builders: DDG 2-3, 10-11 Bath Iron Works; DDG 4-6, 15-17 New York Shipbuilding; DDG 7-8, 12-13 Defoe Shipbuilding; DDG 9, 14, 23-24 Todd Shipyards; DDG 18-19 Avondale Shipyards; DDG 20-22 Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock CHARLES F. ADAMS CLASS SHIPS USS Charles F. Adams (DDG 2); Mayport, Fla. USS John King (DDG 3); Norfolk, Va. USS Lawrence (DDG 4); Norfolk, Va. USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG 5) ; Norfolk, Va. USS Barney (DDG 6); Norfolk, Va. USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) ; San Diego, Calif. USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8); San Diego USS Towers (DDG 9); Yokosuka, Japan USS Sampson (DDG 10); Mayport, Fla. USS Sellers (DDG 11); Charleston, S.C. USS Robison (DDG 12); San Diego, Calif. USS Hoel (DDG 13); San Diego, Calif. USS Buchanan (DDG 14); San Diego, Calif. USS Berkeley (DDG 15); San Diego, Calif. USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16); Pearl Harbor,HI USS Conyngham (DDG 17); Norfolk, Va. USS Semmes (DDG 18); Charleston, S.C. USS Tattnall (DDG 19); Mayport, Fla. USS Goldsborough (DDG 20); Pearl Harbor USS Cochrane (DDG 21); Yokosuka, Japan USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG 22); Pearl Harbor USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23); Norfolk, Va. USS Waddell (DDG 24); San Diego, Calif. SOURCE: Department of the Navy (OP-03PA); Washington, D.C. 20350-2000; (202) 694-6049)