The sixth USS Somers was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer when her keel was laid down at the Bath Iron Works on 4 March 1958, she was launched on 30 May, and commissioned on 3 April 1959.
USS Somers (DDG-34)
Somers before her modernisation, 1963.
Somers mothballed with other ships at Pearl Harbor.
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers. Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the late 1980s. Their weaponry underwent considerable modification during their years of service. Four were converted to guided-missile destroyers. This class also served as the basis for the Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers.
USS Barry on 16 October 1983
USS Decatur (DDG-31) after conversion to a guided-missile destroyer with one of the aft gun mounts replaced with a Mk 13 missile launcher.
USS Barry (DD-933) with aft gun mount removed and replaced with an ASROC launcher.