USS John A. Bole
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For the Gearing-class destroyer originally named John A. Bole, see USS Gurke (DD-783).
USS John A. Bole (DD-755), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
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Name | USS John A. Bole |
Namesake | John A. Bole |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York |
Laid down | 20 May 1944 |
Launched | 1 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 3 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 6 November 1970 |
Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
Identification | DD-755 |
Fate | To Taiwan 6 May 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,200 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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A Gearing-class destroyer John A. Bole was renamed Gurke on 15 June 1944 prior to being launched 15 February 1945.
John A. Bole, was laid down on 20 May 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York and launched on 1 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John A. Bole, Jr., widow of Lieutenant Commander Bole. The ship was commissioned on 3 March 1945.