USS Parker (DD-604)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Parker.
USS Parker (DD-604) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.
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United States | |
Name | USS Parker (DD-604) |
Namesake | Foxhall A. Parker, Jr. |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
Laid down | 9 June 1941 |
Launched | 12 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 31 August 1942 |
Decommissioned | 31 January 1947 |
Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
Nickname(s) | "The Punchy P" |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 348 ft (106 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
Speed | 36 kts (66.7 km/h) |
Complement | 276 |
Armament | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 2 x 40 mm, 10 x 21” (533 mm) tt., 1 dct., 1 dcp. (hh.) |
Aircraft carried | 1 |
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Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31 August 1942.