Biddle (DLG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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UTHER USS BIIJIJ ES ..:- 13 -W If' The second BIDDLE CDD-1513 was built by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia. She was launched on 3 October 1918, and sponsored by Miss Elise B. Robertson, a great-great-grandniece of Captain Nicholas Biddle, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 22 April 1919. Vital statistics: length 314 feet, beam 31 feet, displacement 1154 tons, crew of 6 officers and 95 enlisted men, armament four 4-inch .50 caliber guns, two 3-inch .23 caliber guns, two .30 caliber guns and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes in triple mounts. She served in World Wars I and II. ' x The first BIDDLE, Torpedo Boat Number 26, was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation. Launched 18 May 1901, under the sponsorship of Miss Emily B. Biddle, great-great-grandneice of Captain Biddle, BIDDLE had a length of 175 feet, a beam of 17 feet, and displaced 196 tons. Her complement consisted of 3 officers and 26 enlisted men, she was armed with three 18-inch torpedo tubes and three 1-pounders. i ww r ., . . , -f. ' V vc .N ... uw. ' , ,, - v .:' --L ,,. '-' . . M' -W' 'i f, WST? Wim-M....fm Z ,4i.-. 1 -4 't M- W ., 'wrt , W , -'H V' -nw-1 Wm A ,'1v-.wa -f .. ,, - , 'fe ,W - .... +,-P , .Wi M, W., , f-1 M- -1 fw.,1-mzapzr , , , ,W eq.. M J.,,.j'-'31 Q M ' Hu ' API- we -L Q- .- ,., N ff' H ., hr ,.,,..H mw.,,,.,1l, if -4 -' .--Jw ,ju - -EU-3 M 'W ' uv- wr am- .W W N... M., ,M ,,,, ..,. W- ,, .,.,., ., ..,,.,,,,,, I ,,,,,,,. M. L A N 1. .. .. W., ,, Q.. 4, V- W . 1 . ...nw Sw M 4m?f3,'J,jqt Y', i'., Y 4 Q fa.: - .,,g',gf,g,2i'7'QfI'::iT 11 n1m:.x.qgf-LfI1 ' '. ff ,. f-1' ' M, ...Y ww M . . . -qq,,,,.,. - ., 'i W' V, . 'wan M Q Y T' gf-W-F' ,, V .K 5- ' -- H 1 .Y .4 M-'vu' -.1 1 - ,-.. . -wer!--Q-..w..,,. .bn W- 1 'W mwv.. 'MTW0. 'A 1 i ' 4 ' H es.. -ri tv B . -.1-ue - ' -4 , .I .MM ww . ., W' M . V, W.. Q- M-... 4- F . ,,- -- -. - ' ma. ...M W- ,wi fl ' 1 -.,,.,,,,,,,,44W M--...pu 4... M W' . ..,,,, .ww---, ... L...-1 W' V' , 3 .. 9 'f1',.'w. -new ' ..,, ...P ,, , ,J ' 1 l 1 H The third USS BIDDLE QDDG-5J., commissioned on 5 May 1962, was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corps., with a length 437 feet, beam 47 feet, displacement 4500 tons, 17 officers and 305 enlisted men, main armament includes TARTAR missiles and ASROC tAnti-Submarine Rocketj. On 28 July 1964, her name was changed to CLAUDE V. RICKETTS in honor of the late admiral who was instrumental in the NATO Multilateral Force. Under this concept the ship was manned by an international crew representing the U.S.A., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands.

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