Keel Laid - l6 December 1977

Christened - 26 May 1979

Commissioned - 12 April 1980

Sponsor - Mrs. Royal E. Ingersoll, Wife of Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll

Proxy Sponsor - Mrs. Alice J. Ingersoll Nagle, Daughter of Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll

Length - 563 feet, 4 inches

Displacement - 8,700 tons

Personnel - 22 Officers, 22 Chief Petty Officers, 287 Enlisted

Two 5 inch/ 54 Caliber Guns

Two 20MM PHALANX Close-ln Weapon Systems

Two MK 32 Torpedo Launchers

Eight TOMAHAWK Missiles

Eight HARPOON Missiles

Eight NATO SEASPARROW Missiles

CDR. W. T. DANHElM -------------- 23 April 1982 - 21 April 1984

CDR. H. F. AMERAU, Jr. ------------ 21 April 1984 - 08 July 1986

CDR. J. L. FRANK III ------------- 08 July 1986 - 06 January 1989

CDR. J. F. DRlSCOLL ------- 06 January 1989 - 04 January 1991

CDR. W. H. SCHMlDT ------------ 04 January 1991 - 15 July 1992

CDR. J. K. SAPP ------------------------- 15 July 1992 - 03 June 1994

CDR. D. T. CUNNlNGHAM ------- 03 June 1994 - 06 March 1996

CDR. S.C. BRADLEY ----------- 06 March 1996 - 03 October 1997

CDR. R.L. SNELL ------------------- 03 October 1997 - 24 July 1998