USS Luce (DDG-38)

USS Luce (DDG-38)

History
United States
Name	Luce
Namesake	Stephen B. Luce
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	1 October 1957
Launched	11 December 1958
Commissioned	20 May 1961
Decommissioned	1 April 1991
Reclassified	DLG-7 14 November 1956 and DDG-38 30 June 1975
Stricken	20 November 1992
Motto	"Pride, Power, Knowledge"
Fate	Scrapped by Metro Machine, 17 June 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement	5,648 tons (full)
Length	512 ft 6 in (156.21 m)
Beam	52 ft 4 in (15.95 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) (max)
Propulsion	4 x 1,200psi boilers, 85,000 shp (63,000 kW) Geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	360
Armament	1 x 5 in (130 mm)/54 caliber Mk 42 gun 2 x triple mounts of Mk 32 torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes 1 x Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher 1 x Mk 10 Mod 0 missile launcher for Standard Missile 2 x Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers

The third USS Luce (DLG-7/DDG-38) was Farragut-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy that served from 1962 until discarded in 1992. The ship was named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce (1827–1917). Luce was sold for scrapping in 2005.