SPRUANCE (DD 963)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20574
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		12/06/2006				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/23/1970				Commission Date:		09/20/1975
Keel Date:		11/27/1972				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		11/10/1973				Decommission Date:		03/18/2005
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		33.1				Years from Commission to Decommission:		30.0
Delivery Date:		08/12/1975				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		31.3				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		03/18/2005
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		563 ft				Waterline Length:		529 ft
Extreme Beam:		55 ft				Waterline Beam:		55 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		32 ft				Draft Limit:		23 ft
Light Displacement:		6649 tons				Full Displacement:		9036 tons
Dead Weight:		2387 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		35
			Enlisted:		318
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:
Planning Yard:
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Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		11/05/2007
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