USS Dewey (DDG-45)

USS Dewey (DDG-45)
History
United States
Name	Dewey
Namesake	George Dewey
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	10 August 1957
Launched	30 November 1958
Acquired	2 December 1959
Commissioned	7 December 1959
Decommissioned	31 August 1990
Stricken	20 November 1992
Identification	DLG-14/DDG-45
Motto	Pax Propter Vim
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 15 April 1994
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General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement	5,800 tons
Length	512.5 ft (156.2 m)
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion	4 x 1200psi boilers 2 geared turbines
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48C air-search radar AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 x Mk 42 5 in (130 mm)/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts 1 x Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher 1 x Mk 10 Mod.0 missile launcher for RIM-2 Terrier / Standard (ER) Missiles 2 x Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers

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.^[1] She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey.^[2] The ship's motto was The First and Finest.