Suvarna Garge (Editor)

USS Josephus Daniels

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Josephus Daniels

Ordered
  
18 May 1961

Acquired
  
4 May 1965

Launched
  
2 December 1963

Weight
  
8,057 tons

Builder
  
Bath Iron Works

Namesake
  
Josephus Daniels

Laid down
  
23 April 1962

Construction started
  
23 April 1962

Length
  
167 m

Displacement
  
7.194 million kg

USS Josephus Daniels USS Josephus Daniels CG27 Info Navy Emporium

Sponsored by
  
Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels

Uss josephus daniels cg 27


USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during World War I. She was launched as DLG-27, a frigate, and reclassified as a cruiser on 30 June 1975.

USS Josephus Daniels Cruiser Photo Index DLGCG27 USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS Navsource

The contract to construct Josephus Daniels was awarded on 18 May 1961. Her keel was laid down at Bath Iron Works on 23 April 1962. She was launched on 2 December 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels; delivered to the navy on 4 May 1965 and commissioned on 8 May 1965.

USS Josephus Daniels httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

After more than 28 years of service, Josephus Daniels was decommissioned on 21 January 1994. She was struck from the register on 21 January 1994 and laid up at James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia to be scrapped. The 'Joey D' was later dismantled by International Shipbreaking Ltd. of Brownsville, TX, with scrapping completed on 8 November 1999.

USS Josephus Daniels Cruiser Photo Index DLGCG27 USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS Navsource
USS Josephus Daniels FileUSS Josephus Daniels CG27 Norfolkjpg Wikimedia Commons

USS Josephus Daniels FileUSS Josephus Daniels DLG27 underway in 1965jpg Wikimedia

USS Josephus Daniels Cruiser Photo Index DLGCG27 USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS Navsource

References

USS Josephus Daniels Wikipedia