BRISCOE (DD 977)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20603
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		08/25/2005				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		01/26/1972				Commission Date:		06/03/1978
Keel Date:		07/21/1975				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		12/15/1976				Decommission Date:		10/02/2003
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		28.7				Years from Commission to Decommission:		25.0
Delivery Date:		05/08/1978				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		27.3				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		04/06/2004
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:		6765 tons				Full Displacement:		9255 tons
Dead Weight:		2490 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		31
			Enlisted:		312
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		09/01/2005
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