USS Reeves (DLG-24)
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1960 |
| Launched: | 12 May 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 November 1993 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target |
| Struck: | N/A |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,800 tons |
| Length: | 535 feet |
| Beam: | 53 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet |
| Propulsion: | 2- GE geared turbines fed by 4- 1200 psi boilers |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
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| Complement: | 27 officers; 413 enlisted |
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The USS Reeves (CG-24) was an all-missile (Terrier) ship, originally classified as a Destroyer Leader (DLG) and commissioned on 15 May 1964. On 30 June 1975, Reeves was reclassified as a cruiser. Reeves was decommissioned on 12 November 1993, stored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Pearl Harbor, HI, and ultimately sunk as a target ship on 31 May 2001.
From 1967 to 1969 Reeves was forward deployed and homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. During that time the typical operational cycle consisted of a ten-day to two-week period "at home" followed by an eight-nine week period of operations in the Vietnam combat zone. Reeves' typical duties revolved about the Gulf of Tonkin Search and Rescue (SAR) stations and providing escort for aircraft carriers on Yankee Station.
As an "all-missile" ship, Reeves was equipped with two Terrier missile launching systems, one forward and one aft and carried a total of 100 Terrier Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM). Additional armament consisted of two twin 3"/50 gun mounts, one Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) launcher, and two triple-tube torpedo launchers. In addition, the ship, while on SAR duty, also hosted a helicopter and crew.
External Links
- USS Reeves webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cg/cg24.htm)