US NAVY - USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2) Challenge Coin

Description: This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) Commemorative Challenge Coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder. USS Charles F. Adams) DDG-2), named for Charles Frances Adams, III (Secretary of the Navy) from 1929 to 1933), was the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine on 16 June 1958, launched on 8 September 1959 by Mrs. R. Homans, sister of Mr. Adams, and commissioned on 10 September 1960 and stationed in its homeport of Charleston, South Carolina. Intended as a follow-on to the Forrest Sherman-class destroyers, the ship was originally designated as DD-952. Outwardly similar to the Sherman-class, Charles F. Adams was the first U.S. Navy ship designed from the keel up to launch anti-aircraft missiles. To reflect the increased capabilities of the ship and to distinguish her from previous destroyer designs, Charles F. Adams was re-designated DDG-2 prior to the ship's launching. Charles F. Adams was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 August 1990 and is being held for donation at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Pennsylvania. Name: Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) Namesake: Charles Francis Adams, III Ordered: 28 March 1957 Builder: Bath Iron Works Laid down: 16 June 1958 Launched: 8 September 1959 Commissioned: 10 September 1960 Decommissioned: 1 August 1990 Motto: "First in Class, Second to None." Fate: Museum hold Status: laid up, Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Facility *COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE* For combined shipping place all items in cart then purchase all items together from cart for 1 combined shipping charge...

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: New Braunfels, Texas

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