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Deployments: Mediterranean - 20 times
North Atlantic - 6 times
Far East (Western Pacific) - 3 times
Middle East - 4 times
**(Included is one round-the-world tour in 1954.)
Suez Transit - 7 times
Panama Transit - 5 times
Ribbons: Meritorious Unit Commendation
Battle Efficiency
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon
Dimensions: Length - 391'
Beam - 41'
Masthead height - 89'
Draft - 14'7" (mean), 21' 6" (navigational)
Displacement - 3520 tons
Allowed Crew: Officers - 13
Enlisted - 202
Total Reserve - 118
Weapons: Two twin 5"/38 cal. gun mounts
MK 37 quickfire control system (MK 1A computer,
MK 25 RADAR)
Eight cell MK 16 ASROC launcher
Six MK 32 torpedo tubes
AN/SQS 23E SONAR
Engineering: Four Foster Wheeler boilers capable of evaporating
     122,000 lbs of water each under 600 lbs of pressure
     per hour ("M" type)
60,000 shaft horse power total
Two generators can produce a total of one million
     watts of electricity.
Two brass propellers 12 feet in diameter
RADARS: AN/SPS 10 surface search
AN/SPS 40 air search
LN-66 navigation


excerpt taken from booklet
prepared by USS Cone staff in late 1980.




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