USS Dale (DLG-19)

USS Dale (CG-19) underway, circa the 1980s or early 1990s
History
United States
NameDale
NamesakeRichard Dale
Ordered7 November 1958
Laid down6 September 1960
Launched28 June 1962
Sponsored byMrs. Daniel J. Flood
Acquired8 November 1963
Commissioned23 November 1963
Decommissioned11 October 1970
Recommissioned12 November 1971
Decommissioned27 September 1994
Stricken27 September 1994
FateSunk as target 6 April 2000

037° 35' 59.0" North

070° 45' 04.0" West
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General characteristics
Class and typeLeahy-class cruiser
Displacement8520 tons (full)
Length533 ft (162 m)
Beam55 ft (17 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion2 shaft; De Laval gear turbines; 4 Foster Wheeler boilers; 85,000 shp
Speed32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range8,000 @ 20 knots
Complement32 officers, 413 enlisted

USS Dale (DLG-19/CG-19) was a Leahy-class cruiser in service with the United States Navy from 1963 to 1994. She was sunk as a target in 2000 off the East Coast of the United States near Maryland.