From collection Jake Gillison Collection
LB2016.15.548
The USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG-32) under construction at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (DLG/CG-32) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Admiral William Harrison Standley, former Chief of Naval Operations and ambassador to the Soviet Union. She was launched as DLG-32, a frigate, and reclassified Cruiser on 30 June 1975. Name WILLIAM H. STANDLEY Namesake William H. Standley Ordered 16 January 1962 Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 29 July 1963 Launched 19 December 1964 Acquired 28 June 1966 Commissioned 9 July 1966 Decommissioned 11 February 1994 Reclassified CG-32, 30 June 1975 Stricken 11 February 1994 Homeport NS Mayport, FL, NS Charleston, SC and finally NS San Diego, CA Fate Sunk as target, 23 June 2005 Class and type Belknap-class cruiser Displacement 7930 tons Length 547 ft (167 m) Beam 55 ft (17 m) Draft 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) Speed 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) Complement 418 officers and men Sensors and processing systems AN/SPS-48E air-search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 air-search radar AN/SPG-55B fire-control radar AN/SPG-53F gun fire-control radar AN/SQS-26 sonar Electronic warfare & decoys AN/SLQ-32 Armament 1 × Mark 42 5 in (127 mm)/54-caliber gun 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 1 × Terrier missile / SM-2ER launcher 6 × 15.5 in (394 mm) torpedo tubes Harpoon missiles, Phalanx CIWS
