About: USS Towers

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dbo:abstract	Die USS Towers (DDG-9) war ein im Juni 1961 in Dienst gestellter Zerstörer der United States Navy. Das zur Charles-F.-Adams-Klasse gehörende Schiff erlangte vor allem durch seinen Einsatz im Vietnamkrieg Bekanntheit, für den es vier Battle Stars erhielt. Die Towers blieb bis Oktober 1990 in Fahrt, wurde 1992 aus dem Naval Vessel Register gestrichen und im Oktober 2002 als Zielschiff vor der Küste Kaliforniens versenkt. (de) USS Towers (DD-959/DDG-9) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy notable for action in the Vietnam War. The ship was named in honor of Admiral John Henry Towers. (en)
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dbo:shipLaunch	1959-04-23 (xsd:date)
dbo:status	Sunk as target, 9 October 2002
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dbp:shipArmament	1 Mk 11 missile launcher or Mk 13 single arm missile launcher for RIM-24 Tartar SAM system, or later the RIM-66 Standard and Harpoon antiship missile 2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 (127 mm) gun 1 × RUR-5 ASROC Launcher 6 × 12.8 in ASW Torpedo Tubes (en)
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dbp:shipIdentification	Callsign: NISS *Hull number: DD-959 (en)
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dbp:shipLaunched	1959-04-23 (xsd:date)
dbp:shipName	Towers (en)
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dbp:shipSensors	AN/SPS-39 3D air search radar AN/SPS-10 surface search radar AN/SPG-51 missile fire control radar AN/SPG-53 gunfire control radar AN/SQS-23 Sonar and the hull mounted SQQ-23 Pair Sonar for DDG-2 through 19 AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar *Naval Tactical Data System (en)
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rdfs:comment	Die USS Towers (DDG-9) war ein im Juni 1961 in Dienst gestellter Zerstörer der United States Navy. Das zur Charles-F.-Adams-Klasse gehörende Schiff erlangte vor allem durch seinen Einsatz im Vietnamkrieg Bekanntheit, für den es vier Battle Stars erhielt. Die Towers blieb bis Oktober 1990 in Fahrt, wurde 1992 aus dem Naval Vessel Register gestrichen und im Oktober 2002 als Zielschiff vor der Küste Kaliforniens versenkt. (de) USS Towers (DD-959/DDG-9) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy notable for action in the Vietnam War. The ship was named in honor of Admiral John Henry Towers. (en)
rdfs:label	USS Towers (DDG-9) (de) USS Towers (en)
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