USS Gregory (DD-802)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Gregory.
USS Gregory (DD-802) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Francis H. Gregory (1780–1866), who served from the War of 1812 to the Civil War.
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Namesake | Francis H. Gregory |
Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle |
Laid down | 31 August 1943 |
Launched | 8 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 29 July 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1964 |
Stricken | 1 May 1966 |
Fate | Run aground for use as target, 4 March 1971 |
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Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
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Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
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Complement | 329 |
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Gregory was launched by the Todd-Pacific Ship Building Co., Tacoma, Washington, 8 May 1944; sponsored by Miss Ann McGuigan, daughter of Captain McGuigan, superintendent of construction at Tacoma; and commissioned 29 July 1944, Commander Bruce McCandless commanding.