USS Nields
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USS Nields (DD-616) 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 Nields (DD-616) |
Namesake | Henry C. Nields |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | 15 June 1942 |
Launched | 1 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 January 1943 |
Decommissioned | 26 March 1946 |
Stricken | 15 September 1970 |
Fate | Sold 8 May 1972 and broken up for scrap. |
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 | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
Speed | 37.5 knots (69.5 km/h) |
Complement | 259 |
Armament | 4 x 5-inch 38 caliber, 4 x 40 mm., 7 x 20 mm., 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge tracks |
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