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USS DECATUR: Sloop
Tonnage 566; length 117'; beam 32'; depth of hold 15'; draft 15'8"; speed 10 knots; complement 150; armament 14 32-pounders,
2 12-pounders.
The first
Decatur, a sloop-of-war, was built in 1838 and 1839 at New York Navy Yard.
Commanded by Commander H. W. Ogden, she sailed from New York 16 March 1840 for duty with the Brazil Squadron, returning to Norfolk 28 February 1843.
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USS DECATUR:
DD-5 
Displacement 420; length 250'; beam 23'7"; draft 6'6"; speed 28
knots; complement 73; armament 2 3", 2 18" torpedo tubes; class Bainbridge
The second Decatur (DD-5) was launched 26 September
1900 by William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va.; sponsored by Miss M. D. Mayo,
great-grandniece of Commodore Decatur; and commissioned 19 May 1902, Lieutenant L. H.
Chandler in command.
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USS DECATUR: DD-341 
 
American Campaign European-African
Medal
Theater Medal
Displacement 1,190; length 314'5"; beam 30'8"; draft 9'3"; speed 36 knots;
complement 126; armament 4 4", 2 3", 4 21" torpedo tubes; class Clemson
The third Decatur (DD-341) was launched 29 October
1921 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. J. S. McKean; and
commissioned 9 August 1922,
Lieutenant C. K. Osborne in command.
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USS DECATUR: DD-936 / DDG-31
   DD-936 Launching
Expeditionary Viet Nam Service and Republic
CLASS - FORREST SHERMAN As Built .
Displacement 4619 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 418' 6"(oa) x 44' 11" x 15' (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/54 DP (3x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 2 Hedghog ASW Mortars,
4 x 21" tt.(4x1) 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, screws (2)
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 324.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy. September 13 1954.
Launched December 15 1955 and commissioned December 7 1956.
Reclassifed as Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-31 September 15 1966.
Decommissioned June 30 1983.
Stricken March 16 1988.
Fate Former experimental self-defense test ship. Sunk as a target in
RimPac 2004 by naval forces
at 22 deg. 57' 0.0" N, 159 deg. 55' 6.0" W in 2,560 fathoms of water.
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Commanding Officers of the DD-936 and DDG-31
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves, Ed Mountford
and Alan Mehldau
DD-936
CDR John J. Skahill 7 December 1956 (Commissioned) - 1958
CDR Seymour Dombroff 1958 - 1959
CDR Alpine McLane 1959 - 1961
CDR Royal Thomas Daniel Jr. 1961 - 1963
CDR Thomas Booker 1963 - May 8 1964
CDR William Keith Mallinson May 8 1964 - Jun 16 1965
(Decommissioned Jun 16 1965 - Apr 28 1967)
DDG-31
CDR Lee Baggett Jr. Apr 29 1967 (Commissioned) - Sep 14 1968 (Later ADM)
CDR John Bishop Allen Sep 14 1968 - Jul 21 1970
CDR Sayre Archie Schwarztrauber Jul 21 1970 - Aug 14 1971 (Later RADM)
CDR Thomas J. Burke Aug 14 1971 - Apr 20 1973
CDR Robert C. Hurd Apr 20 1973 - Apr 18 1975
CDR James Doran Korthe Apr 18 1975 - Mar 10 1977
CDR George Charles Chappell Mar 10 1977 - Jun 28 1979
CDR Gerald Leo Dunn Jun 28 1979 - Jul 10 1981
CDR Michael John Mills Jul 10 1981 - May 28 1983
CDR Robert G. Allee May 28 1983 - Jun 30 1983
(Decommissioned 30 June 1983)
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USS DECATUR: DDG-73
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