Spruance-class destroyers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spruance-class_destroyers

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	light cruiser
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	gptkb:2_LAMPS_III_helicopters
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS gptkb:Sea_Sparrow_missiles gptkb:Harpoon_anti-ship_missiles gptkb:Mark_45_5-inch_gun gptkb:ASROC_anti-submarine_rockets
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crewComplement	19 officers, 315 enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned	1998-2005
gptkbp:displacement	8,040 tons (full load)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spruance-class destroyers
gptkbp:hullNumber	DD-963 to DD-997
gptkbp:introduced	1975
gptkbp:length	172 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkbp:notableFor	first US Navy ships powered by gas turbines modular design for upgrades
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Spruance_(DD-963) gptkb:USS_Fletcher_(DD-992) gptkb:USS_Arthur_W._Radford_(DD-968)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	31
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Charles_F._Adams-class_destroyers
gptkbp:primaryMission	surface warfare anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:primaryUse	anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:4_General_Electric_LM2500_gas_turbines
gptkbp:retired	2005
gptkbp:someShipsScrapped	true
gptkbp:someShipsSoldForParts	true
gptkbp:someShipsSunkAsTargets	true
gptkbp:speed	32.5 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5