DDG-34 USS Somers

Name. USS Somers (DDG-34, ex-DD-947)
Namesake. Richard Somers
Builder. Bath Iron Works
Laid down. 4 Mar 1957
Launched. 30 May 1958
Acquired. 1 Apr 1959
Commissioned. 9 Apr 1959
Decommissioned. 19 Nov 1982
Reclassified. 15 Mar 1967 as a guided missile destroyer
Stricken. 26 Apr 1988
Fate. Sunk as target, 22 July 1998 near Hawaii
Class and type. Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Displacement:
2,800 tons standard.
4,050 tons full load.
Length. 407 ft (124 m) waterline, 418 ft (127 m) overall.
Beam. 45 ft (14 m)
Draught. 22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion. 4 x 1,200 psi (8.3 MPa) Foster-Wheeler boilers, General Electric steam turbines; 70,000 shp (52 MW); 2 x shafts.
Speed. 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range. 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement. 15 officers, 218 enlisted.
Armament. 3 x 5 in (127 mm)/54 calibre dual purpose Mk 42 guns; 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 calibre Mark 33 anti-aircraft guns; 2 x mark 10/11 Hedgehogs; 6 x 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 32 torpedo tubes.