Leahy 1970
Leahy 1979
Leahy 1981
Dale 1988
Leahy 1990
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| DLG16, 7.1975- CG16 | Leahy | 339 | Bath Iron Wks | 3.12.1959 | 1.7.1961 | 4.8.1962 | stricken 10.1993 |
| DLG17, 6.1975- CG17 | Harry E. Yarnell | 340 | Bath Iron Wks | 31.5.1960 | 9.12.1961 | 2.2.1963 | stricken 10.1993 |
| DLG18, 6.1975- CG18 | Worden | 341 | Bath Iron Wks | 19.9.1960 | 2.6.1962 | 3.8.1963 | stricken 10.1993 |
| DLG19, 6.1975- CG19 | Dale | 532 | New York SB, Camden | 6.9.1960 | 28.7.1962 | 23.11.1963 | stricken 9.1994 |
| DLG20, 6.1975- CG20 | Richmond K. Turner | 533 | New York SB, Camden | 9.1.1961 | 6.4.1963 | 13.6.1964 | stricken 9.1994 |
| DLG21, 6.1975- CG21 | Gridley | Puget Sound N Yd | 15.7.1960 | 31.7.1961 | 25.5.1963 | stricken 1.1994 | |
| DLG22, 6.1975- CG22 | England | 76 | Todd, Los Angeles | 4.10.1960 | 6.3.1962 | 7.12.1963 | stricken 1.1994 |
| DLG23, 6.1975- CG23 | Halsey | Mare Island N Yd | 26.8.1960 | 15.1.1962 | 20.7.1963 | stricken 1.1994 | |
| DLG24, 6.1975- CG24 | Reeves | Puget Sound N Yd | 1.7.1960 | 12.5.1962 | 15.5.1964 | stricken 11.1993 |
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Displacement standard, t |
5146 |
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Displacement full, t |
7590 |
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Length, m |
155.5 wl 162.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
16.3 |
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Draught, m |
5.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
DLG16 - 19: 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers DLG20: 2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers DLG21, 22: 2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 4 Combustion Engineering boilers DLG23, 24: 2 sets Allis-Chalmers geared steam turbines, 4 Combustion Engineering boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
85000 |
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Max speed, kts |
32 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1800 |
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Endurance, nm (kts) |
8000(20) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 Terrier SAM (80 RIM-2), 1 x 8 ASROC ASuR (8 RUR-5A), 2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (12), helicopter deck |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-37, SPS-39, SPS-10F, 4x SPG-55, 2x Mk 35 radars, SQS-23 sonar, WLR-1, WLR-3 ECM suites, 2x Mk 28 decoy RL |
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Complement |
377 |
Project history: In these ships guided missile was finally made paramount, with guns little more than an afterthought. The need for large numbers of missiles to protect the Fleet against a mounting air threat and the relatively slow rate of new construction led to a decision that new missile ships be double-ended. It had previously been objected that missile mounts in the bow would be so subject to sea damage as to be useless; in the Leahy class special efforts were to protect forward launcher, including the knuckling of the hull, which was uncharacteristic of previous US practice The decision to adopt a forecastle type of hull reflects the explosive growth of space (rather than weight) requirements, a characteristic of modern warship development. As in the Farraguts, ASW was a distinctly secondary consideration, but Leahys were designed to incorporate ASROC (without reloads) and had a bow dome for their SQS-23 sonars.
As in the case of earlier Terrier ships, the Leahy class suffered from limited effectiveness as built, and was subject to extensive modernization.
Modernizations: 1967, Leahy; 1968, Harry E. Yarnell, Worden, Gridley, England, Reeves; 1972, Dale, Richmond K. Turner, Halsey: - 2 x 2 Terrier SAM (80 RIM-2), 4x SPG-55 radars; + 2 x 2 - Standard SM-1MR SAM (80 RIM-66), SPS-43, SPG-55B radars, NTDS CCS
late 1970s, Harry E. Yarnell, Richmond K. Turner, Gridley, Halsey, Reeves; early 1980s, Leahy, Worden, Dale, England: - 2 x 2 - 76/50, 2x Mk 35 radars; + 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A), LN-66 radar
late 1970s, Leahy, Worden, Dale, England; early 1980s, Harry E. Yarnell, Richmond K. Turner, Gridley, Halsey, Reeves: + 2 x 6 -20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 2x Mk 90 radars
early 1980s, all: - 2 x 2 Standard SM-1MR SAM (80 RIM-66); + 2 x 2 Standard SM-2ER SAM (80 RIM-67), 4 x 1 - 12.7/90
1980s, Harry E. Yarnell: - SQS-23 sonar; + SQQ-23B PAIR sonar
1987, England; 1988, Leahy, Harry E. Yarnell, Dale; 1989, Worden, Richmond K. Turner: under NTU modernisation - SPS-37, SPS-39, SPS-43, SPS-10F, 4x SPG-55B radars, WLR-1, WLR-3 ECM suites, 2x Mk 28 decoy RL; + SPS-48A, SPS-49(v)3, SPS-67, 4x SPG-55C radars, SLQ-32(v)3 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy launchers
1990, Gridley, Halsey: under NTU modernisation - SPS-37, SPS-39, SPS-43, SPS-10F, 4x SPG-55B radars, 2x Mk 28 decoy RL; + SPS-48A, SPS-49(v)3, SPS-67, 4x SPG-55C radars, SLQ-32(v)3 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy launchers
1990, Reeves: under NTU modernisation - SPS-39, SPS-43, 4x SPG-55B radars, 2x Mk 28 decoy RL; + SPS-48A, 4x SPG-55C radars, SLQ-32(v)3 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy launchers
Naval service: No significant events.
Richmond K. Turner 1981
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