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DLG 16 - USS Leahy (HULL 339)

Leahy Class Guided Missile Frigate for the United States Navy
Length: 533'
Beam: 54'-9"
Depth: 38'-6"
Draft: 16'-6"
Displacement: 4,650 (light ship), 8,200 (full load)
Other Data: 4 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 85,000 horsepower, twin screws, 2 stacks, 2 masts. 

Keel laid December 3,1959, launched July 1,1961, delivered July 27,1962, commissioned August 4,1962. 

Lead ship of Class. First from keel-up pure missile ship. Were known as the "double-enders". Reached 32.7 knots on trials. Carried Terrier and ASROC. Complement of 31 officers and 343 enlisted. Served in the Vietnam War. Reclassified CG-16 June 30,1975. Decommissioned October 1993.

DLG 16 - Sea Trials