The Charles F. Adams class was based on a stretched Forrest Sherman-classdestroyer hull modified to accommodate smaller RIM-24 Tartarsurface-to-air missiles and all their associated equipment.[1] The ships had an overall length of 437 feet (133.2 m), a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a deep draft of 15 feet (4.6 m). They displaced 4,526 long tons (4,599 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 18 officers and 320 enlisted men.[2]
The ships were equipped with two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The turbines were intended to produce 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,000 kW) to reach the designed speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). The Adams class had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[1]
The Charles F. Adams-class ships were armed with two 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward, one each forward and aft of the superstructure. They were fitted with an eight-round ASROC launcher between the funnels. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two triple sets of 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The primary armament of the ships was the Tartar surface-to-air missile designed to defend the carrier battle group. They were fired via the Mk 13 missile launcher and the ships stowed a total of 40 missiles for the launcher.[1]
On 1 October 1980 Cochrane rescued 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles (1,000 km) east of Saigon.[4]Cochrane was decommissioned on 1 October 1990, struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sold as scrap to International Shipbreaking, Incorporated, of Brownsville in Texas on 14 November 2000.
^By Sea, Air and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the war in Southeast Asia Chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973-1975 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 9, 2010).
^October - This day in History Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 7, 2010).
Referencesedit
Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-733-X.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
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cochrane, charles, adams, class, guided, missile, destroyer, built, united, states, navy, 1960s, underway, march, 1984historyunited, statesnamecochranenamesakeedward, cochraneordered25, march, 1960builderpuget, sound, bridge, dredging, companylaid, down31, jul. USS Cochrane DDG 21 was a Charles F Adams class guided missile destroyer built for the United States Navy in the 1960s USS Cochrane underway on 1 March 1984HistoryUnited StatesNameCochraneNamesakeEdward L CochraneOrdered25 March 1960BuilderPuget Sound Bridge and Dredging CompanyLaid down31 July 1961Launched18 July 1962Acquired6 March 1964Commissioned21 March 1964Decommissioned1 October 1990Stricken20 November 1992IdentificationCallsign NFIT Hull number DDG 21MottoVirtute et Labore By valour and exertion FateScrapped 17 January 2001General characteristicsClass and typeCharles F Adams class destroyerDisplacement3 527 tons standard 4 642 full loadLength440 25 ft 134 19 m Beam47 ft 14 m Draft22 ft 6 7 m Propulsion2 General Electric steam turbines providing 70 000 shp 52 MW 2 shafts 4 Babcock amp Wilcox 1 275 psi 8 790 kPa boilersSpeed33 knots 61 km h 38 mph Range4 500 nautical miles 8 300 km at 20 knots 37 km h Complement354 24 officers 330 enlisted Sensors and processing systemsAN SPS 39 3D air search radar AN SPS 10 surface search radar AN SPG 51 missile fire control radar AN SPG 53 gunfire control radar AN SQS 23 Sonar AN SPS 40 Air Search RadarArmament1 Mk 13 Tartar launcher aft with a capacity of 40 missiles combination of both SM 1MR SAM s plus one training round 2 Mk 42 5in 54 127 mm 54 gun mounts 1 Mk 16 8 cell ASROC launcher amidships with trainable Mark 44 amp Mark 46 torpedoes rocket assisted 2 Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes with trainable Mk 44 amp Mk 46 torpedoes Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 In Popular Culture 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links 7 External linksDesign and description editThe Charles F Adams class was based on a stretched Forrest Sherman class destroyer hull modified to accommodate smaller RIM 24 Tartar surface to air missiles and all their associated equipment 1 The ships had an overall length of 437 feet 133 2 m a beam of 47 feet 14 3 m and a deep draft of 15 feet 4 6 m They displaced 4 526 long tons 4 599 t at full load Their crew consisted of 18 officers and 320 enlisted men 2 The ships were equipped with two geared steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four water tube boilers The turbines were intended to produce 70 000 shaft horsepower 52 000 kW to reach the designed speed of 33 knots 61 km h 38 mph The Adams class had a range of 4 500 nautical miles 8 300 km 5 200 mi at a speed of 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph 1 The Charles F Adams class ships were armed with two 5 54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward one each forward and aft of the superstructure They were fitted with an eight round ASROC launcher between the funnels Close range anti submarine defense was provided by two triple sets of 12 75 inch 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes The primary armament of the ships was the Tartar surface to air missile designed to defend the carrier battle group They were fired via the Mk 13 missile launcher and the ships stowed a total of 40 missiles for the launcher 1 Construction and career editCochrane named for Vice Admiral Edward L Cochrane USN was laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle Washington on 31 July 1961 launched on 18 July 1962 and commissioned on 21 March 1964 In April 1975 Cochrane participated in Operation Frequent Wind the evacuation of Saigon Vietnam 3 On 1 October 1980 Cochrane rescued 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles 1 000 km east of Saigon 4 Cochrane was decommissioned on 1 October 1990 struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sold as scrap to International Shipbreaking Incorporated of Brownsville in Texas on 14 November 2000 In Popular Culture editCochrane appears in the original Hawaii Five O 1968 TV series season 8 episode Murder Eyes Only Cochrane also appears in the 1987 Kevin Costner film No Way Out Notes edit a b c Gardiner Chumley amp Budzbon p 587 Friedman p 422 By Sea Air and Land An Illustrated History of the U S Navy and the war in Southeast Asia Chapter 5 The Final Curtain 1973 1975 Archived copy at the Library of Congress April 9 2010 October This day in History Archived copy at the Library of Congress April 7 2010 References editFriedman Norman 1982 U S Destroyers An Illustrated Design History Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 733 X Gardiner Robert Chumbley Stephen amp Budzbon Przemyslaw 1995 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 132 7 External links editThis article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Cochrane DDG 21 DANFS page on USS Cochrane MaritimeQuest USS Cochrane DDG 21 pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Cochrane amp oldid 1181501329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
