JOHN RODGERS (DD 983)
DESTROYER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		DD 963				UIC:		20615
Status:		Disposed of by Dismantling (Scrapping/Recycling)				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		12/30/2006				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		01/15/1974				Commission Date:		07/14/1979
Keel Date:		08/12/1976				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		02/25/1978				Decommission Date:		09/04/1998
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		28.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:		19.0
Delivery Date:		06/25/1979				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		27.5				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		09/04/1998
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		563 ft				Waterline Length:		529 ft
Extreme Beam:		55 ft				Waterline Beam:		55 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		31 ft				Draft Limit:		23 ft
Light Displacement:		6669 tons				Full Displacement:		8958 tons
Dead Weight:		2289 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Gas Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		34
			Enlisted:		318
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
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Last Updated:		12/12/2017
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