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USS Decatur (DD-936)
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The fourth USS Decatur (DD-936) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1956 to 1983. She was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur USN (1779–1820). Decatur was modernised as a guided missile destroyer in the mid-1960s and re-designated DDG-31. After her decommissioning in 1983, she operated as the U.S. Navy's Self Defense Test Ship from 1994 to 2003. She was finally sunk as a target the following year.
- See USS Decatur for other ships of the same name.
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Namesake | Stephen Decatur |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 13 September 1954 |
Launched | 15 December 1955 |
Acquired | 30 November 1956 |
Commissioned | 7 December 1956 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1983 |
Stricken | 16 March 1988 |
Fate | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 22 July 2004 |
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Class and type | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
Displacement | 4,050 tons |
Length | 418 ft 6 in (128 m) |
Beam | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
Draught | 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) |
Propulsion | 70,000 shp (52.2 MW); Geared turbines, two propellers |
Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Range | 4500 nautical miles (8,300 km) |
Complement | 337 |
Electronic warfare & decoys | 5 |
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