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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


Class: Knox (As Built)      FY / SCB No.: 64/199C
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)    Dimensions: 438'(oa), 415" (wl) x 46' 9" x 24' 9"
Armament: 1 x 5"/54 Mk 42, 1 ASROC Mk16 (16 missiles), 4-324mm Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos
Machinery: 2 CE 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 knots    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots    Crew: 13 / 211
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

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Todd Shipbuilding, San Pedro CA on 25 March 1967
Launched 17 February 1968, Commissioned 28 March 1970
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1060) on 30 June 1975
Decommissioned 12 December 1991, Stricken 11 January 1995

Fate: Scrapping contract awarded 17 January 2001 to Ship Dismantlement and Recycling, Inc.,
San Francisco CA for 3.3 million dollars. Removed from Navy custody 31 January 2001

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Lang 92k date / location unknown -
Lang 103k 1976 / location unknown Robert M. Cieri
Lang 167k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial port beam view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01076 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Lang 199k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01077 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
Lang 145k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial bow view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01078 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
Lang 197k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial high angle port quarter view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01081 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
Lang 157k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial starboard quarter view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01082 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
Lang 190k 1 October 1985: At sea - An aerial stern view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-01083 by PH3 James M. Brewster from the DVIC)
Lang 136k 1 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09615 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 165k 1 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09616 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 107k 1 September 1989: At sea - Crew members aboard Lang stand by a refueling line as Lang refuels from Peleliu (LHA 5) during PACEX '89. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09617 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 104k 1 September 1989: At sea - Crew members watch from the bridge as the ship takes on fuel during underway replenishment operations between Lang and Peleliu. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09618 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 182k 1 September 1989: At sea - Lang is replenished under during PACEX '89. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09420 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 146k 18 September 1989: At sea - A bow view of Lang underway during PACEX '89. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09772 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 209k 18 September 1989: At sea - A port bow view of Lang underway during PACEX '89. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09775 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 161k 18 September 1989: At sea - A bow view of Lang followed by the guided missile frigate USS Sides (FFG-14) during PACEX '89. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09776 by JO1 Lancaster from the DVIC)
Lang 229k 1 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-05969, from the DVIC)
Lang 139k 4 September 1990: At sea off Subic Bay- A port view of Lang underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-11616 by PHC Steve Harris, from the DVIC)

View the USS Lang (DE-1060), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

Lang's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves
28 Mar 1970 - 07 Jan 1972        Cmdr. Frederic Henry Michael Kinley
07 Jan 1972 - 14 Sep 1973   Cmdr. Walter W. Salmon Jr.
14 Sep 1973 - 06 Oct 1975   Cmdr. Richard L. Wyatt
06 Oct 1975 - 10 Sep 1977   Cmdr. Keith Archibald Stewart
10 Sep 1977 - 26 Nov 1979   Cmdr. Thomas G. Kelley
26 Nov 1979 - 24 Oct 1981   Cmdr. Clyde James Van Arsdall III
24 Oct 1981 -17 Dec 1983   Cmdr. James Allen Lee
17 Dec 1983 - 10 May 1986   Cmdr. Robert A. Goff
10 May 1986 - 21 Jul 1988   Cmdr. Robert T. Sollenberger
21 Jul 1988 - 21 Sep 1990   Cmdr. Ronald B. Moore
21 Sep 1990 - 12 Dec 1991   Cmdr. Robert R. Martin

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None
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Additional Resources

USS Lang Web Site
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
USS Lang Page on Destroyers Online
USS Lang Page on Military.Com
USS Lang Page on Navysite

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