Kidd Class Decommissioned Guided Missile Destroyer Surface Combatant

Find links to sites related to the Kidd class guided missile destroyers, hull classification DDG. Often called the "Dead Admiral" class or the "Ayatollah" class, these are a series of four vessels based upon the hull of a Spruance class destroyer. These ships were originally ordered by the Shah of Iran for service in the Persian Gulf in an air defense role.