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DLG-14 USS Dewey

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USS Dewey (DLG-14/DDG-45) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy. She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey. The ship's motto was The First and Finest. Dewey was laid down on 10 August 1957 by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine. She was launched on 30 November 1958, sponsored by Katherine St. George, the United States representative from New York State. Dewey was commissioned on 7 December 1959, Commander Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., in command. Dewey was the ninth Farragut-class destroyer (also known as the Coontz class).

For the first sixth months of 1960, Dewey was engaged in training operations off the New England coast, the Virginia Capes, and in the Caribbean Sea, preparing Dewey for her role in the Atlantic Fleet. She was decommissioned on 21 November 1969, and recommissioned 31 March 1971. On 30 June 1975, Dewey, then commissioned as a guided missile frigate, hull number DLG-14, was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, receiving hull number DDG-45. Dewey was decommissioned 31 August 1990 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 November 1992. Dewey was sold to J&L Metals, Wilmington, North Carolina on 15 April 1994 for $255,459.43 and was scrapped shortly afterwards.

Controls:
Throttle: Drive destroyer
AG1+Throttle: Drive destroyer reverse
AG2+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control Mk.42 cannon
AG3+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control RIM-66 Standard launcher
AG5: Activate left RGM-84 Harpoon launcher
AG5+Trim: Activate and control left torpedo launcher
AG6: Activate right RGM-84 Harpoon launcher
AG6+Trim: Activate and control right torpedo launcher
AG7+Pitch+Roll: Activate and control MK.112 Matchbox and RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
Yaw: Steer destroyer

Credits to @MintLynx for the Mk.42 cannon, AN/SPG-53 gun fire control radar, AN/SPG-55 fire control radar, Mk.112 Matchbox launcher, RGM-84 Harpoon launcher, and RIM-66/67 missile launcher.

Numbers and Stern nameplate can be changed to sister ships:
DLG-6 USS Farragut
DLG-7 USS Luce
DLG-8 USS Macdonough
DLG-9 USS Coontz
DLG-10 USS King
DLG-11 USS Mahan
DLG-12 USS Dahlgren
DLG-13 USS Pratt
DLG-14 USS Dewey
DLG-15 USS Preble

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 54.2ft (16.5m)
  • Length 512.4ft (156.2m)
  • Height 170.5ft (52.0m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 765,918lbs (347,415kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.028
  • Wing Loading 212.1lbs/ft2 (1,035.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,611.3ft2 (335.5m2)
  • Drag Points 188

Parts

  • Number of Parts 718
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,126