USS Berkeley
USS Berkeley (DDG-15) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Major General Randolph C. Berkeley, USMC (1875–1960), a Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz (1914). She was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 June 1960, launched on 29 July 1961 sponsored by Mrs. James B. Berkeley, Major General Berkeley’s daughter-in-law; and commissioned on 15 December 1962 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Commander Wyatt E. Harper in command.
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USS Berkeley
USS Berkeley (DDG-15) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Major General Randolph C. Berkeley, USMC (1875–1960), a Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz (1914). She was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 June 1960, launched on 29 July 1961 sponsored by Mrs. James B. Berkeley, Major General Berkeley’s daughter-in-law; and commissioned on 15 December 1962 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Commander Wyatt E. Harper in command.
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1962-11-30
commissioning date
1962-12-15
1992-10-01
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1992-09-30
2002-02-18
laying down
1960-06-01
length (μ)
1.331976e+2
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*Dieu Avec Nous
*God with us (Berkeley family motto)
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1959-07-21
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1.43256e+1
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ship launched
1961-07-29
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Sold for scrap 19 February 2004.
sold to Greece, 1 October 1992
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*1 Mk 11 missile launcher or ...... uncher
*6 × ASW torpedo tubes
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*2 × General Electric steam tu ...... ombustion Engineering boilers
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*AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar ...... 19
*AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar
Ship struck
1991-05-01
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