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Attention Adams Class Destroyer Veterans
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The Adams
Class Veterans Association (ACVA) is trying to save the USS
Charles F. Adams. |
From 1959
to 1967, the United States commissioned 60
new ships to replace her aging World War II Era fleet. These
ships, designed from the keel up as Guided Missile ships, served
as the core of the U. S. Navy for more than 30 years. Since
they first began leaving service in 1989, 54
of these ships have been scrapped, 4
have been transferred to serve foreign countries, act as parts
hulks, or as power generating barges, and 1, the FGS Molders,
is a museum in Kiel, Germany. |
Class |
# of Ships |
First Commissioned |
Last Commissioned |
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C. F. Adams (DDG-2)
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29 |
1960 |
1970 |
3 were built for the Australian Navy
and 3 were built for the German Navy. |
Farragut (DLG-6) |
10 |
1959 |
1967 |
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Leahy (DLG-16) |
9 |
1963 |
1964 |
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Bainbridge (DLGN-25) |
1 |
1962 |
n/a |
Nuclear Powered |
Belknap (DLG-26) |
9 |
1964 |
1967 |
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Truxton (DLGN-35) |
1 |
1967 |
n/a |
Nuclear Powered |
Long Beach (CGN-9) |
1 |
1961 |
n/a |
Nuclear Powered |
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Of All these
proud and powerful ships, only the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2)
remains in the United States. She served the U. S. Atlantic
Fleet from 1960 to 1990. During her service she participated
in many momentous occasions including the recovery of the Mercury
manned spacecraft and the quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban
Missile Crisis. |
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Fortunately,
the USS Charles F. Adams is on Museum Hold by NAVSEA. This,
however, is only part of the battle. In order for NAVSEA to
keep the Adams on Museum Hold, a city needs to be found to host
her. NAVSEA will not keep the Adams on hold indefinitely, and
her date with a cutting torch is quickly approaching. |
How
You Can Help |
Right now,
the best way you can help is to spread the word. Spreading the
word to shipmates, local leaders, Congressmen and Senators,
the CNO, and even the Secretary of the Navy. |
The Honorable Donald C. Winter
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D. C.
20350-1000
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ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN
Chief of Naval Operations
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D. C.
20350-2000
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Currently
the only guided missile museum ship is the USS Little Rock (CLG-4),
a World War II cruiser converted to carry the Talos missile.
The USS Charles F. Adams, the first keel-up Guided Missile Destroyer,
would stand not only as a monument to the men who served aboard
her, but to all the men and women who built and served on all
of those destroyers, frigates, and cruisers that not only became
the core of the U. S. Navy through Vietnam and the Cold War,
but provided the technological base for the modern fleet. |
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