USS Josephus Daniels

USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during World War I. She was launched as DLG-27, a frigate, and reclassified as a cruiser on 30 June 1975.

USS Josephus Daniels CG-27
USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27)
History
United States
NameJosephus Daniels
NamesakeJosephus Daniels
Ordered18 May 1961
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down23 April 1962
Launched2 December 1963
Sponsored byMrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels
Acquired4 May 1965
Commissioned8 May 1965
Decommissioned21 January 1994
ReclassifiedCG-27 30 June 1975
Stricken21 January 1994
HomeportNS Norfolk, Virginia (former)
Nickname(s)Joey D
FateSold for scrap to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX. Scrapping completed 08 NOV 1999
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General characteristics
Class and typeBelknap-class cruiser
Displacement7930 tons
Length547 ft (167 m)
Beam55 ft (17 m)
Draft28.8 ft (8.8 m)
Speed30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement418 officers and men
Sensors and
processing systems
AN/SPS-48E air-search radar, AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar
Armament

The contract to construct Josephus Daniels was awarded on 18 May 1961. Her keel was laid down at Bath Iron Works on 23 April 1962. She was launched on 2 December 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels; delivered to the navy on 4 May 1965 and commissioned on 8 May 1965.

After more than 28 years of service, Josephus Daniels was decommissioned on 21 January 1994. She was struck from the register on 21 January 1994 and laid up at James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia to be scrapped. The 'Joey D' was later dismantled by International Shipbreaking Ltd. of Brownsville, TX, with scrapping completed on 8 November 1999.


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