USS Charles F. Adams (DD-952/DDG-2), named for Charles Francis Adams III (Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933), was the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyers of the …

On September 8th 1959 the USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2) was launched at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Twenty three ADAMS-class destroyers were built for the US Navy; …

The Charles F. Adams class is a ship class of 29 guided-missile destroyers (DDG) built between 1958 and 1967. Twenty-three were built for the United States Navy, three for the Royal …

USS CHARLES F. ADAMS was the lead ship of the CHARLES F. ADAMS class and the first ship in the Navy built and commissioned as a guided missile destroyer. Initially, CHARLES F. …

USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) was launched 8 September 1959 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. R. Homans, sister of Mr. Adams; and commissioned 10 September …

The highly capable, multi-mission, AEGIS equipped, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class replaced these ships.

USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), named for Charles Francis Adams, III (Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933), was the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyers of the …

Two 5-inch rapid-fire guns are used for air defence, surface action and shore bombardment, delivering 70 rounds a minute on to targets up to 20 kilometers away. Anti-submarine …

Fate: DDG 2 was stricken from the navy list on November 20, 1992, and is currently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA. As of September …

Oct 15, 2020 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) Guided-Missile Destroyer Warship including pictures.