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USS Lang (DE 1060)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon - CG Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2)
Second Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars
Third Row: Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 stars - Humanitarian Service Ribbon w/ 1 star - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Specifications:
Class: Knox
Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
Number in Class: 46
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 211
Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter
Lang (DE 1060) Building and Operational Data:
  • 22 July 1964: Building contract awarded to Todd Shipyard Corp.
  • 25 March 1967: Keel laid by the Todd Shipyard Corp., San Pedro, Calif.
  • 17 February 1968: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Ephraim P. Holmes, wife of Admiral Holmes, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic Fleet
  • 28 March 1970: Commissioned at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Cmdr. F.H.M. Kinley in command, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 19 (DesDiv 19) at Long Beach, Cal.
  • 30 June 1975: Reclassified Frigate (FF 1060)
  • 12 December 1991: Decommissioned after 21 years and 9 months of service
  • 11 January 1995: Struck from the NVR
  • 17 January 2001: Contract awarded for $2.9 million to Ship Dismantling & Recycling Joint Venture (VSE Corp. / Earth Tech), San Francisco, Cal. for towing / scrapping
  • 31 January 2001: Removed from U.S. Navy custody
  • .. September 2001: Scrapping completed
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    Lang
    0602106001    		 352k 18 February 1970: the Pacific Ocean - Three views of the future USS Lang (DE 1060) conducting sea trials off Catalina Island.

    (U.S. Navy National Archives photos #USN 1144654, USN 1144653 and USN 1144656 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Archive Manager
    DE / FF / LCS Archive
    Navsource
    Lang
    0602106024    		 399k
    Lang
    0602106025    		 358k
    Lang
    0602106022    		 235k 19 March 1970: San Pedro, Cal. - The future USS Lang (DE 1060) shown moored at the Todd-Pacific Shipyard.

    (U.S. Navy National Archives photo #USN 1144655 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
    Lang
    0602106020    		 246k 28 March 1970: Long Beach, Cal. - Photo showing the commissioning of USS Lang (DE 1060).

    (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #UA 484.06 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)    		 Mike Green
    Port Angeles, Wash.
    Lang
    0602106021    		 279k 14 July 1975: the South China Sea - USS Lang (FF 1060) underway off Subic Bay.

    (U.S. Navy National Archives photo #K-109840 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Archive Manager
    DE / FF / LCS Archive
    Navsource
    Lang
    0602106018    		 103k 1976 / location unknown Robert M. Cieri
    Lang
    0602106026    		 465k July 1980: San Diego, Cal. - USS Lang (FF 1060) underway in San Diego Bay.

    (Heilenday photo #1 00012A from the Heilenday Collection)    		 Mark Heilenday
    Virginia Beach, Va.

    Captain, USN (ret.)
    June 1974 - July 2004
    Lang
    0602106002    		 167k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial port beam view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01076 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the Defense Visual Information Center)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Archive Manager
    DE / FF / LCS Archive
    Navsource
    Lang
    0602106003    		 199k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01077 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106004    		 145k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial bow view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01078 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106005    		 197k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial high angle port quarter view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01081 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106006    		 157k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial starboard quarter view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01082 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106007    		 190k 01 October 1985: At sea - An aerial stern view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01083 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106019    		 370k 1988: Lang moored pierside in an unidentified port.

    (Photo from the collection of  Chris Howell)    		 Chris Howell
    Southland Ship Stores Ltd
    Port of Bluff, New Zealand
    Lang
    0602106008    		 136k 01 September 1989: At sea - Crew members aboard Lang stand by a refueling line as Lang conducts underway replenishment operations with the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09615 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)    		 Mike Smolinski
    Clifton, N.J.

    Archive Manager
    DE / FF / LCS Archive
    Navsource
    Lang
    0602106009    		 165k 01 September 1989: At sea - Lang crew members aboard set up a manila rig to secure a refueling cable during underway replenishment operations between Lang and Peleliu (LHA 5) during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09616 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106010    		 107k 01 September 1989: At sea - Crew members aboard Lang stand by a refueling line as Lang refuels from Peleliu (LHA 5) during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09617 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106011    		 104k 01 September 1989: At sea - Crew members watch from the bridge as the ship takes on fuel during underway replenishment operations between Lang and Peleliu.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09618 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106012    		 182k 01 September 1989: At sea - Lang is replenished under during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09420 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106013    		 146k 18 September 1989: At sea - A bow view of Lang underway during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09772 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106014    		 209k 18 September 1989: At sea - A port bow view of Lang underway during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09775 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106015    		 161k 18 September 1989: At sea - A bow view of Lang followed by the guided missile frigate USS Sides (FFG 14) during PACEX '89.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09776 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106016    		 229k 01 October 1989: At sea - The guided missile frigate USS Sides (FFG 14), left, and Lang maneuver during Pac Ex '89. Both ships are part of the Naval Reserve Force Pacific Fleet.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-05969, from the DVIC)
    Lang
    0602106017    		 139k 04 September 1990: At sea off Subic Bay- A port view of Lang underway.

    (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-11616 by PHC Steve Harris, from the DVIC)
    Lang
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    Lang
    Courtesy of
    Mike Smolinski
    Lang History
    View the USS Lang (DE 1060) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
    Lang's Commanding Officers
    Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves
    Dates of Command Commanding Officers
    1.)  28 Mar. 1970 - 07 Jan. 1972Cmdr. Frederic Henry Michael Kinley (USNA '54) (York, Pa.)
    2.)  07 Jan. 1972 - 14 Sep. 1973Cmdr. Walter William Salmon, Jr. (OCS '57) (Moorestown, N.J.)
    3.)  14 Sep. 1973 - 06 Oct. 1975Cmdr. Richard L. Wyatt
    4.)  06 Oct. 1975 - 10 Sep. 1977Cmdr. Keith Archibald Stewart (OCS '57) (Scarsdale, N.Y.)
    5.)  10 Sep. 1977 - 26 Nov. 1979Cmdr. Thomas G. Kelley (OCS '60) (Boston, Mass.)
    6.)  26 Nov. 1979 - 24 Oct. 1981Cmdr. Clyde James Van Arsdall III (USNA '63) (Alexandria, Va.)
    7.)  24 Oct. 1981 -17 Dec. 1983Cmdr. James Allen Lee (Elkins, W.V.)
    8.)  17 Dec. 1983 - 10 May 1986Cmdr. Robert A. Goff (OCS '65) (San Diego, Cal.)
    9.)  10 May. 1986 - 21 Jul. 1988Cmdr. Robert Travis Sollenberger (USNA '67) (Pensacola, Fla.)
    10.) 21 Jul. 1988 - 21 Sep. 1990Cmdr. Ronald B. Moore
    11.) 21 Sep. 1990 - 12 Dec. 1991Cmdr. Robert R. Martin
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    None
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