Ramsey was laid down 4 February 1963 by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Seattle, Washington; launched 15 October 1963; sponsored by Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Ramsey; and commissioned 3 June 1967. She had an overall length of 415 feet and displaced 3446 tons.
After shakedown off the west coast, Ramsey departed Long Beach, California, on 1 May 1968 for the western Pacific. Following duty off Vietnam and her return to Long Beach 9 November, she sailed again for the western Pacific 8 October 1969, and again operated off Vietnam, before returning to Long Beach 18 April 1970. Between January 1970 and January 1974, Ramsey alternated two more WestPac cruises with operations off the west coast of the United States.
Ramsey earned five battle stars for Vietnam service. She was classified as a Destroyer, Guided Missile Escort (DEG-2) from her commissioning until after her combat tours in Vietnam. The new designation was Guided Missile (Fighting) Frigate, (FFG-2), effective 30 June 1975. She was decommissioned on 1 September 1988.
She was expended as a target 15 June 2000 in 2700 fathoms (16,200 ft) north of Hawaii at 23 53 N -- 159 35 W.
As of 2012, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named Ramsey.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
ramsey, brooke, class, destroyer, later, frigate, united, states, navy, named, admiral, dewitt, clinton, ramsey, history, united, states, namesakedewitt, clinton, ramsey, ordered4, january, 1962, builderlockheed, shipbuilding, construction, company, seattle, w. USS Ramsey DEG 2 FFG 2 was a Brooke class destroyer later a frigate in the United States Navy She was named for Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey History United States NamesakeDeWitt Clinton Ramsey Ordered4 January 1962 BuilderLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle Washington Laid down4 February 1963 Launched15 October 1963 Acquired26 May 1967 Commissioned3 June 1967 Decommissioned1 September 1988 Stricken25 January 1992 FateSunk as a target 15 June 2000 General characteristics Class and typeBrooke class frigate Displacement3 426 tons full Length414 ft 6 in 126 34 m Beam44 ft 2 in 13 46 m Draft24 ft 7 3 m Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine Speed27 knots Range4 000 nautical miles Complement241 Sensors and processing systemsAN SPS 52 3D air search radar AN SPS 10 surface search radar AN SPG 51 missile fire control radar AN SQS 26 bow mounted sonar Electronic warfare amp decoysAN SLQ 32 AN SLQ 25 Nixie Armament1 5 38 caliber gun 1 Mk 22 RIM 24 Tartar RIM 66 Standard missile launcher 16 missiles 1 8 cell ASROC launcher 2 3 12 75 in 324mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes Mk 46 torpedoes 2 MK 37 torpedo tubes fixed stern removed later Aircraft carriedSH 2 Seasprite Ramsey was laid down 4 February 1963 by Lockheed Shipbuilding amp Construction Company Seattle Washington launched 15 October 1963 sponsored by Mrs DeWitt Clinton Ramsey and commissioned 3 June 1967 She had an overall length of 415 feet and displaced 3446 tons After shakedown off the west coast Ramsey departed Long Beach California on 1 May 1968 for the western Pacific Following duty off Vietnam and her return to Long Beach 9 November she sailed again for the western Pacific 8 October 1969 and again operated off Vietnam before returning to Long Beach 18 April 1970 Between January 1970 and January 1974 Ramsey alternated two more WestPac cruises with operations off the west coast of the United States Ramsey earned five battle stars for Vietnam service She was classified as a Destroyer Guided Missile Escort DEG 2 from her commissioning until after her combat tours in Vietnam The new designation was Guided Missile Fighting Frigate FFG 2 effective 30 June 1975 She was decommissioned on 1 September 1988 She was expended as a target 15 June 2000 in 2700 fathoms 16 200 ft north of Hawaii at 23 53 N 159 35 W As of 2012 no other ship in the United States Navy has been named Ramsey References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here This 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 http www navsource org archives 06 0601002 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Ramsey amp oldid 1093563713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
