USS Claude V. Ricketts

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USS Biddle/Claude V. Ricketts (DD-995/DDG-5), was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the third US Naval ship named after Nicholas Biddle, one of the first five captains of the Continental Navy.

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DDG-5; DDG-5
speed 33 knot, length 133 metre, 
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer, guided missile destroyer, New York Shipbuilding CorporationUnited States Navy


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    1959-05-18T00:00:00Z
    1959-05-18T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1989-10-31T00:00:00Z
    1989-10-31T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1960-06-14T00:00:00Z
    1960-06-14T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1962-05-05T00:00:00Z
    1962-05-05T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
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    F-8E Crusaders of VF-62 fly over USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in 1965F-8E Crusaders of VF-62 fly over USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in 1965
    NATO sailors on USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in 1965NATO sailors on USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in 1965
    USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway c1965USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway c1965
    USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway off Norway, in April-May 1981USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway off Norway, in April-May 1981
    USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway c1964USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) underway c1964
    USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) refuels USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in the Mediterranean Sea, circa in 1976USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) refuels USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) in the Mediterranean Sea, circa in 1976
    Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King delivers mail to USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), circa in 1979Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King delivers mail to USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), circa in 1979
    USS Guam (LPH-9) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) en route to Mombasa in 1976USS Guam (LPH-9) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) en route to Mombasa in 1976
    German officer with US sailors on USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) 1965German officer with US sailors on USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) 1965
    USS Biddle (DDG-5) underway during trials in 1962USS Biddle (DDG-5) underway during trials in 1962