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USS ''Charles F. Adams'' (DDG-2), named for Charles Francis 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 s, 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. Following commissioning ''Charles F. Adams'' took part in recovery operations for Walter M. Schirra's Mercury 8 mission. While engaged in this operation the Cuban Missile Crisis developed and ''Adams'' moved to the Caribbean Sea as part of the quarantine forces around the Island of Cuba. In July 1969, ''Charles F. Adams'' left her homeport of Charleston and relocated to Mayport, Florida. ''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. The Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum Committee attempted to acquire the ship as a museum and memorial to be located in Bay City, Michigan; however, the cost of preparing the ship for movement through the Saint Lawrence Seaway proved too expensive and the project was abandoned. As of September 2008, ''Charles F. Adams'' remains at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on Donation Hold status. She is currently scheduled to be preserved by the Adams Class Veteran's Association and the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association (JHNSA) in Jacksonville, Florida. An application was delivered 31 March 2008. In October 2010 the Jacksonville City Council supported efforts to bring the ship to that city as a museum. The preservation effort will require approximately $300,000 to tow the ship to Jacksonville; $3 million for repairs and restoration of the vessel; and $5 million to construct a pier to moor it. As of late 2013, the preservation groups had raised about $1.4 million. On 27 August 2014 the Jacksonville City Council approved a lease of city-owned riverfront property to the JHNSA and authorized the Downtown Investment Authority to manage the project. The groups expect to have the ship moored downtown on the St. Johns River by the end of 2015. Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan's proposal to develop the riverfront includes a location for the USS Adams.〔("Boulevard of Broken Dreams" no more: Jags owner unveils proposal to redevelop Jacksonville Shipyards ). Retrieved 18 February 2015.〕 ==References== * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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