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USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8

Ship's Motto: Sine Timore (Without Fear)

    Originally projected as DD-958; redesignated DDG prior to construction. Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) was laid down 4 April 1958 by Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan. Her keel was laid on 4 April 1958 and she was  launched 28 July 1959, with Lillian McCormick, wife of Admiral Lynde McCormick having the honors at the launching ceremonies. Shortly thereafter the second guided missile warship ever built on the Great Lakes headed to the Atlantic Ocean via the then recently completed St. Lawrence Seaway.
 

    DDG-8 LYNDE McCORMICK

Length 437'
Job #432, Keel laid 4/4/58, Launched 7/28/59
Dock Trial 9/22/61, Builders Trial 4/14/61
P.A.T. 5/2-4/61, Depart Bay City 5/23/61
Arrived Boston 5/29/61, Delivered U.S.N. 6/1/61
Commissioned 6/3/61

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    Defoe SB
 

    ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS DD 958 CLASSIFICATION CHANGED TO DDG 8, 23 APRIL 1957
    HOME PORT: SAN DIEGO, CAL.
    SHIPS FATE: STRICKEN 20 NOV 1992 SOLD 20 JUNE 1994

    UIC: 04674 Class: DDG 2 Fleet: PAC
    Status: Disposed of by Navy sale
    Date status changed: 06/20/1994
 

    Builder: DEFOE SB CO
    Award Date: 03/28/1957
    Keel Date: 04/04/1958
    Launch Date: 07/28/1959
    Delivery Date: 05/29/1961
    Commission Date: 06/03/1961
    Decommission Date: 10/01/1991
    Age in years (At time of disposal): 33.1
    Years from Commission to Decommission: 30.3
   

    Displacement:  3,370 tons
    Length:        437 feet
    Beam:          47 feet
    Draught:       22 feet
    Machinery:     two shaft geared steam turbines
    Performance:   70,000 shp for 31.5 knots
    Bunkerage:    
    Range:        
    Guns:          two 5 inch Mk 42
    Missiles:      twin Mk 11 launcher  
           http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/tartar.htm     
    Torpedoes:     six 12.75 inch (ASW), Two MK 32 Torpedo Tube Mounts 
    ASW Rockets:   Mk 112 ASROC Launcher
          http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/asroc.htm
          http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/vla.htm
          http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/asroc.htm
 

DD-958 / DDG-8 USS LYNDE McCORMICK

CLASS - CHARLES F. ADAMS As Built.
Displacement 4526 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 437' (oa) x 47' x 15' (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), Tartar SAM (1x2 Mk 11) ASROC ASW (1x8), 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 333-350.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City Mich. on April 4 1958.
Launched July 28 1959 and commissioned June 3 1961.
Originally classified as DD-958, classification changed to DDG-8 April 23 1957.
Decommissioned October 1 1991.
Stricken November 20 1992.
Fate Sold June 20 1994 to Consolidated Minerals for conversion into power barge.
Returned to Navy control March 23 1999 and sunk as a target off California February 24, 2001

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