USS Richmond K. Turner

USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20)
History
United States
Name	Richmond K. Turner
Namesake	Richmond K. Turner
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	9 January 1961
Launched	6 April 1963
Sponsored by	Mrs. Claude V. Ricketts
Commissioned	13 June 1964
Decommissioned	31 March 1995
Reclassified	CG-20 on 30 June 1975
Stricken	31 March 1995
Fate	Sunk as target 9 August 1998 near Puerto Rico
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General characteristics
Class and type	Leahy-class cruiser
Displacement	7,630 tonnage (full load)
Length	533 ft (162 m)
Beam	55 ft (17 m)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft; De Laval gear turbines; 4 Foster & Wheeler D Type 1,200 psi (8,300 kPa) boilers; 85,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Speed	34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 20 knots (20 mph; 40 km/h)
Complement	37 officers and 408 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air search radar AN/SPS-48 air search radar AN/SPG-55 fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	2× Mark 10 Terrier SAM, 1× ASROC ASW system, 4× 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns, 6× 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW TT,

USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG-20 / CG-20) was a Leahy-class cruiser destroyer leader in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Admiral Richmond K. Turner, who served during World War II.

The keel of Richmond K. Turner was laid on 9 January 1961 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was one of nine Leahy-class "double-ended" guided missile destroyers. The vessel was launched 6 April 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Claude V. Ricketts; and commissioned 13 June 1964.^[1]