USS Mahan (DDG-42)

USS Mahan (DDG-42)
USS Mahan (DDG-42)
History
United States
NameMahan
NamesakeAlfred Thayer Mahan
Ordered18 November 1955
BuilderSan Francisco Naval Shipyard
Laid down31 July 1957
Launched7 October 1959
Acquired31 December 1960
Commissioned25 December 1960
Decommissioned15 June 1993
Stricken15 June 1993
IdentificationDDG-42
Fate
  • Disposed of by scrapping
  • 18 May 2004
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeFarragut-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement5,800 tons
Length512.5 ft (156.2 m)
Beam52 ft (16 m)
Draft25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 x 1200psi boilers
  • 2 geared turbines
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
Armament

USS Mahan (DLG-11/DDG-42), was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN (1840–1914). The ship was laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 31 July 1957 and launched on 7 October 1959. Mahan was sponsored by Mrs. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. Harold Page Smith, and commissioned on 25 December 1960. Mahan was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer on 30 June 1975 and designated DDG-42. USS Mahan was decommissioned on 15 June 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day.