HEWITT (DD 966)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20586
Status:		Disposed of by Dismantling (Scrapping/Recycling)				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		12/19/2002				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		01/01/1971				Commission Date:		09/25/1976
Keel Date:		07/23/1973				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		08/24/1974				Decommission Date:		07/19/2001
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		28.3				Years from Commission to Decommission:		25.0
Delivery Date:		09/01/1976				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		26.3				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		06/05/2002
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		563 ft				Waterline Length:		529 ft
Extreme Beam:		55 ft				Waterline Beam:		55 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		33 ft				Draft Limit:		23 ft
Light Displacement:		6976 tons				Full Displacement:		9403 tons
Dead Weight:		2427 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		25
			Enlisted:		273
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
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Last Updated:		12/12/2017
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