Ships in Class
| Ship Name | Builder | Commission– Decommission |
Fate | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitscher (DL-2) | Bath Iron Works | 1953–1978 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 1 August 1980 | |
| John S. McCain (DL-3) | Bath Iron Works | 1953–1978 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 13 December 1979 | |
| Willis A. Lee (DL-4) | Bethlehem Steel, Fore River Shipyard | 1954–1969 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 1 June 1973 | |
| Wilkinson (DL-5) | Bethlehem Steel, Fore River Shipyard | 1954–1969 | Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 1 June 1975 |
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