USS Stevenson
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USS Stevenson (DD-645), was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
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USS Stevenson underway in December 1942. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Stevenson |
Namesake | John H. Stevenson |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 23 July 1942 |
Launched | 11 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 27 April 1946 |
Stricken | 1 June 1968 |
Fate | Sold 2 June 1970 and broken up for scrap |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
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