U.S.S. DECATUR     

USS DECATUR: Sloop   

Tonnage 566; length 117'; beam 32'; depth of hold 15'; draft 15'8"; speed 10 knots; complement 150;  armament 14 32-pounders,  2 12-pounders.

The first Decatur, a sloop-of-war, was built in 1838 and 1839 at New York Navy Yard.  Commanded by Commander H. W. Ogden, she sailed from New York 16 March 1840 for duty with the Brazil Squadron, returning to Norfolk 28 February 1843.

USS DECATUR: DD-5 

Displacement 420; length 250'; beam 23'7"; draft 6'6"; speed 28 knots; complement 73; armament 2 3", 2 18" torpedo tubes; class Bainbridge

The second Decatur (DD-5) was launched 26 September 1900 by William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va.; sponsored by Miss M. D. Mayo, great-grandniece of Commodore Decatur; and commissioned 19 May 1902, Lieutenant L. H. Chandler in command.

USS DECATUR: DD-341                 

Displacement 1,190; length 314'5"; beam 30'8"; draft 9'3"; speed 36 knots; complement 126; armament 4 4", 2 3", 4 21" torpedo tubes; class Clemson

The third Decatur (DD-341) was launched 29 October 1921 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. J. S. McKean; and commissioned 9 August 1922,  Lieutenant C. K. Osborne in command.

USS DECATUR: DD-936 / DDG-31

CLASS - FORREST SHERMAN As Built.
Displacement 4619 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 418' 6"(oa) x 44' 11" x 15' (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/54 DP (3x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 2 Hedghog ASW Mortars,
4 x 21" tt.(4x1) 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 324.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy. September 13 1954.
Launched December 15 1955 and commissioned December 7 1956.
Reclassifed as Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-31 September 15 1966.
Decommissioned June 30 1983.
Stricken March 16 1988.
Fate Former experimental self-defense test ship. Sunk as a target in RimPac 2004 by naval forces
at 22 deg. 57' 0.0" N, 159 deg. 55' 6.0" W in 2,560 fathoms of water.