USS Cochrane (DDG-21)
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 USS Cochrane (DDG-21) |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 25 March 1960 |
| Laid down: | 31 July 1961 |
| Launched: | 18 July 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 21 March 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1990 |
| Fate: | sold for scrap |
| Struck: | 20 November 1992 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,642 tons full load displacement |
| Length: | 440 ft 3 in (134.2 m) (Longest Adams Class Built.) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 11.5 in (13.7 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4EA Babcock&Wilcox 1200 psi superheated steam modified D type / 2 sets general electric hp, ip, lp steam turbines with double herring bone articulated reduction gears, 35,000 shaft horse power each. |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 22 officers, 21 chief petty officers, 298 enlisted |
| Armament: | a single mk. 13 Tartar launcher aft with a capacity of 40 missiles combination of both sm-1 mr SAM's plus one training round capable of launching 6 missiles per minute Two mk. 42 5in/54 (127mm/54) gun mounts 40 rounds per minute, 13 nautical miles (24 km) max. |
| Aircraft: | None |
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USS Cochrane (DDG-21), named for Vice Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, USN, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer.
The Cochrane 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 1963.
The Cochrane was decommissioned on 1 October 1990, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992 and sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking, Incorporated, of Brownsville in Texas on 14 November 2000.
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