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USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27)
History
United States
Name	Josephus Daniels
Namesake	Josephus Daniels
Ordered	18 May 1961
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	23 April 1962
Launched	2 December 1963
Sponsored by	Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels
Acquired	4 May 1965
Commissioned	8 May 1965
Decommissioned	21 January 1994
Reclassified	CG-27 30 June 1975
Stricken	21 January 1994
Homeport	NS Norfolk, Virginia (former)
Nickname(s)	Joey D
Fate	Sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX. Scrapping completed 8 NOV 1999
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General characteristics
Class & type	Belknap-class cruiser
Displacement	7930 tons
Length	547 ft (167 m)
Beam	55 ft (17 m)
Draft	28.8 ft (8.8 m)
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	418 officers and men
Sensors &processing systems	AN/SPS-48E air-search radar, AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar
Armament	one 5 in (130 mm)/54 gun two 3 in (76 mm) guns one Terrier missile launcher six 15.5-inch (394 mm) torpedo tubes Harpoon missiles Phalanx CIWS

USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during World War I. She was launched as DLG-27, a frigate, and reclassified as a cruiser on 30 June 1975.

The contract to construct Josephus Daniels was awarded on 18 May 1961. Her keel was laid down at Bath Iron Works on 23 April 1962. She was launched on 2 December 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels; delivered to the navy on 4 May 1965 and commissioned on 8 May 1965.

After more than 28 years of service, Josephus Daniels was decommissioned on 21 January 1994. She was struck from the register on 21 January 1994 and laid up at James River reserve fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia to be scrapped. The 'Joey D' was later dismantled by International Shipbreaking Ltd. of Brownsville, TX, with scrapping completed on 8 November 1999.

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