USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS DDG 5

DDG 5   CLAUDE  V  RICKETTS   Zeebrugge   14 03 1981                                        G.GYSSELS

DDG 5   CLAUDE  V. RICKETTS  ex DD 955 ex USS BIDDLE
FLAG : U.S.A.
TYPE : CHARLES F.ADAMS - TYPE GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER ( DDG )
LAID DOWN : 18 05 1959
LAUNCHED  : 14 06 1960
COMMISSIONED : 05 05 1962
DECOMMISSIONED : 31 10 1989

She was commissioned as the USS BIDDLE  DDG 5. On 28 07 1964 she was renamed as USS
CLAUDE  V. RICKETTS in honor off Admiral CLAUDE V. RICKETTS, vice Chief of Naval
Operations who passed away on 06 07 1964.
She was stricken on 01 06 1990 and sold for scrap on 15 04 1994. Repossessed in the navy on
18 10 1996. Resold for scrap on 05 12 2001 and finally scrapped in 08 11 2002.

DDG 5   CLAUDE  V. RICKETTS   14 03 1981 b                     G.GYSSELS

DDG 5   CLAUDE  V. RICKETTS   29 05 1981                      G.GYSSELS