USS Jouett (CG-29)
USS Jouett (CG-29) in 1992 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Jouett |
| Namesake | James Edward Jouett |
| Ordered | 20 September 1961 |
| Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 25 September 1962 |
| Launched | 30 June 1964 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. S. J. Ervin, Jr |
| Acquired | 23 February 1967 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 28 January 1994 |
| Reclassified | CG-29 on 30 June 1975 |
| Stricken | 28 January 1994 |
| Motto | Eternal Vigilance |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 10 August 2007 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Belknap-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,900 tons |
| Length | 547 ft (167 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 9 in (16.69 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
| Propulsion | Two sets GE or De laval steam turbines. total 85,000 shp |
| Speed | maximum speed 30+ knots |
| Complement | 418 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament | one Mark 42 5 in (130 mm)/54 gun, two 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns, one Terrier missile / SM-2ER launcher, six 15.5-inch torpedo tubes, Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | DASH drone helicopter |
USS Jouett (DLG-29) was a Belknap-class cruiser laid down 25 September 1962 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 30 June 1964; sponsored by Mrs. S. J. Ervin, Jr., wife of the Senator from North Carolina; and commissioned 3 December 1966. She was named after RADM James Edward Jouett