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USS LUCE was the second ship in the FARRAGUT - class of guided missile ships. Commissioned as a guided missile frigate (DLG), the USS LUCE was reclassified as guided missile destroyer (DDG) on June 30, 1975, changing its hullnumber from DLG 7 to DDG 38. The ship was decommissioned on April 1, 1991, and stricken from the Navy list on November 20, 1992. On December 16, 1994, the LUCE was finally sold for scrapping.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: January 27, 1956 |
Keel laid: October 1, 1957 | |
Launched: December 11, 1958 | |
Commissioned: May 20, 1961 | |
Decommissioned: April 1, 1991 | |
Builder: Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. | |
Propulsion system:4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 512.5 feet (156.2 meters) | |
Beam: 52 feet (15.9 meters) | |
Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 5,800 tons | |
Speed: 33 knots | |
Aircraft: none | |
Armament: one Mk 42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, | |
Crew: 21 officers and 356 enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS LUCE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
Accidents aboard USS LUCE:
Date | Where | Events |
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January 19, 1966 | Mayport Naval Station, FL | An "actual nuclear incident" occurs when the nuclear warhead on a Terrier anti-air missile separates from the missile and drops about eight feet on the USS LUCE while the ship is docked at Mayport Naval Station. It is recorded that "there were no personnel casualties, and aside from the dent in the warhead, no equipment was damaged." |
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