DD-965 USS Kinkaid Anti-Submarine Division

Namesake. Thomas C. Kinkaid, (1888-1972) admiral in the USN known for his service during WW-II, known as the "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign
Ordered. 1 Jun 1970
Builder. Ingalls Shipbuilding, MI
Laid down. 19 Apr 1973
Launched. 25 May 1974
Acquired. 1 Jun 1976
Commissioned. 10 Jul 1976
Decommissioned. 7 Jan 2003
Stricken. 6 Apr 2004
Motto. Steadfast and True
Fate. Sunk as target, 14 Jul 2004
Class and type. Spruance-class destroyer
Displacement. 8,040 (long) tons full load
Length. 529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall
Beam. 55 ft (16.8 m)
Draft. 29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion. 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)
Speed. 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range.
6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement. 19 officers, 315 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems. AN/SPS-40 air search radar, AN/SPG-60 fire control radar, AN/SPS-55 surface search radar, AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar, Mark 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar, AN/SPS-65 Missile fire control radar, AN/SQS-53 bow mounted Active sonar, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed array Passive sonar, Naval Tactical Data System
Electronic warfare & decoys. AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures, Mark 36 SRBOC Decoy Launching System, AN/SLQ-49 Inflatable Decoys
Armament.
2 x 5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns
2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
1 x 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed)
1 x 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher
2 x quadruple Harpoon missile canisters
2 x Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk 46 torpedoes)
1 x 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles
Aircraft carried. 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
Aviation facilities. Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters