USS Buchanan (DDG-14) was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1962 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 2000.

Franklin Buchanan - born at “Auchentorlie,” in Baltimore, Md., on 17 September 1800 - was appointed a midshipman in the Navy on 28 January 1815 and initially served in the frigate …

On 13 June 2000, the guided missile destroyer USS Buchanan (DDG-14) took part in the RIMPAC 2000 (Rim of the the Pacific) multinational exercises as a target ship at the Pacific Missile Range...

DDG-14 General Specifications Class: Charles F. Adams-class guided missle destroyer Named for: Franklin Buchanan Complement: 24 Officers and 330 Enlisted Displacement: 3277 tons Length: 437 feet Beam: 47 feet Flank Speed: 33 knots Range: 4 500 nautical miles Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 14 June 2000

Hull Number: DDG-14 Launch Date: 05/11/1960 Commissioned Date: 02/07/1962 Decommissioned Date: 10/01/1991

On 5 August 1864, in ironclad ram Tennessee, Buchanan attacked Rear Adm. David G. Farragut's squadron during the Battle of Mobile Bay. With Tennessee badly damaged and Buchanan seriously wounded,...

USS Buchanan (DDG-14), named for Admiral Franklin Buchanan, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. Buchanan was laid down by Todd-Pacific Shipbuilding at Seattle in Washington on 23 April 1959, launched on 11 May 1960 and commissioned on 7 February...

2021年11月19日 · Named after Confederate Navy Admiral Franklin Buchanan, USS Buchanan (DDG-14) was part of the Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers fielded by the United States Navy (USN) during the tumultuous Cold War period (1947-1991). The class numbered 23 ships in all and all survived their service lives to be retired.

USS Buchanan (DDG-14) ordered 17 January 1958 and built 23 April 1959 by Todd Pacific Shipbuilding. She was launched on May 11, 1960, and officially commissioned with the U.S. Navy on February 7, 1962 - serving until the end of the post-Cold War era, when the ship was decommissioned on October 1, 1991.

2021年8月23日 · The USS Buchanan, DDG-14, was commanded by Commander David A. Webster. This is a remastered version of a short commercial made by Australian TV to highlight the visit of one of the United States'...