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SI'IIP'S HISTORY This shipwasrliriste-rivalon 20 MAY l9fil in honor nl KADM Kapliael SIEMMES, Qonlederate States Navy, who is famous lor his daring and success as captain oi the 1 ommvrc if raic.IerL1SS AIAISAMAQ 1862-18649. This is the seumd ship to bear the name, the first wasa' tour piper' lllll- ltltll which senfed from 1920 to I946. USS SEIWMFIS was designed in the late 1950's as a triple threat surface combatant, a member of the ILS. Plavys tirst class ol' guided missile destroyers. Her mission requires offensive and defensive opera- tions. alone or in support of other ships, against air, Sllffxftf and submarine threats. She has participated in many major exercises in the Atlantic and Carib- bean and completed extended deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea and Baltic, then to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf. SEMMES' ability to fight against a variety ofthreats can be readily seen by a quick look at her weapons suite. SEMMES' main armament includes a MK 15 missile launcher capable ofhurtling both surface-to air and surface-to-surface missiles at any inbound target. The ship also has two 5 !54 caliber dual purpose guns, an eight celled ASROC Ianti-sub- marine rocketl launcher and six torpedo tubes. USS SEIVIIVIES CDDG-18D Length 457 feet Displacement 4500 tons Beam 47 feet Power 70,000 SHP Draft 22 feet T- Top Speed over C52 KTS Built by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. ofAvondale, Louisiana Accommodations for 24 Officers, 21 CPO's and 5 10 Sailors INTERESTING FACTS During Med Cruise 1984: -- Seven logreps were conducted. -- Over 240 class easy messages were sent to the United States. - Approximately S479,400 was spent on items such as toilet paper, cleaning articles, etc. - 5,760,575 gallons of fuel were consumed. ' - 2,220 lbs of rice were used. 1 755 lbs of flour were baked 1 O, . -- Approximately 50,950 cans of soda were consumed. tThat's a lot of sodall 1 land. 977. llaval gum, Lom- er of until uzon tems gram a was 'lt as :Ann son, ..,4 .. . H, E ..
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