USS William H. Standley

USS William H. Standley (CG-32)
History
United States
Name	William H. Standley
Namesake	William H. Standley
Ordered	16 January 1962
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	29 July 1963
Launched	19 December 1964
Acquired	28 June 1966
Commissioned	9 July 1966
Decommissioned	11 February 1994
Reclassified	CG-32, 30 June 1975
Stricken	11 February 1994
Homeport	NS Mayport, NS Charleston and finally NS San Diego (former)
Fate	Sunk as target, 23 June 2005
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General characteristics
Class and type	Belknap-class cruiser
Displacement	7930 tons
Length	547 ft (167 m)
Beam	55 ft (17 m)
Draft	28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	418 officers and men
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire-control radar AN/SQS-26 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 × Mark 42 5 in (127 mm)/54-caliber gun 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 1 × Terrier missile / SM-2ER launcher 6 × 15.5 in (394 mm) torpedo tubes Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWS

USS William H. Standley (DLG/CG-32) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She was launched as DLG-32, a frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975.