USS Kendrick
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USS Kendrick (DD-612) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Kendrick (DD-612) |
Namesake | Charles S. Kendrick |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
Launched | 2 April 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 September 1942 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1947 |
Stricken | 1 May 1966 |
Fate | Destroyed in tests |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Speed | 37.5 kts (69,5 km/h) |
Complement | 256 |
Armament | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 4 x 40 mm., 6 dcp., 2 dct., 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
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