Werner Mölders
On 3 March 1965 Bath Iron Works got the order to build "Mölders" and her keel was laid down on 12 April 1966 with the hull number DDG-29. On 13 April 1967 "Mölders" was launched and christened for Luftwaffe Oberst (Colonel) Werner Mölders by his mother Anne-Marie Mölders. "Mölders" was commissioned on 23 February 1969 into the "1. Zerstörergeschwader" (first destroyer squadron) based in Kiel.