Description: This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Farragut (DLG-6/DDG-37) challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.Farragut (DLG-6/DDG-37) was the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers (destroyer leaders) built for the United States Navy during the 1950s. The Farragut class was the first class of missile-armed carrier escorts to be built as such for the USN. The ships had an overall length of 512 feet 6 inches, a beam of 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) and a deep graft of 17 feet 9 inches. They displaced 5,648 long to(5,739 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 23 officers and 337 enlisted men. The ships were equipped with two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft , using steam provided by 4 water-tube boilers . The turbines were intended to produce 85,000 shaft horsepower (63,000 kW) to reach the designed speed of 32 knots; 37 mph). The Farragut class had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (23 mph). The Farragut-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and two twin mounts for 3"/50 caliber guns, one on each broadside amidships. They were fitted with an eight-round ASROC launcher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and the bridge. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two triple sets of 12.75-inch Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The primary armament of the Farragut was the Terrier anti-aircraft missile designed to defend the carrier battle group. They were fired via the dual-arm Mark 10 launcher and the ships stowed a total of 40 missiles for the launcher.Ordered: 27 January 1956 Builder: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts Laid down: 3 June 1957 Launched: 18 July 1958 Acquired: 8 December 1960 Commissioned: 10 December 1960 Decommissioned: 30 October 1989 Reclassified: 30 June 1975 Struck: 20 November 1992 Motto: Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead! Fate: Dismantled *COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE* For combined shipping place all items in cart then purchase all items together from cart for 1 combined shipping charge...
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: New Braunfels, Texas
End Time: 2024-10-04T01:48:17.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Featured Refinements: Navy Challenge Coin
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Theme: Militaria
Time Period Manufactured: 2001-Now
