JOHN YOUNG (DD 973)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20599
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		04/13/2004				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		01/26/1972				Commission Date:		05/20/1978
Keel Date:		02/17/1975				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		02/07/1976				Decommission Date:		09/30/2002
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		28.2				Years from Commission to Decommission:		24.0
Delivery Date:		05/01/1978				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		25.9				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		11/06/2002
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:		6722 tons				Full Displacement:		9153 tons
Dead Weight:		2431 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		24
			Enlisted:		272
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		09/14/2009
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