USS Trathen
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USS Trathen (DD-530) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and 1951 to 1965.
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United States | |
Name | Trathen |
Namesake | James Trathen |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 17 March 1942 |
Launched | 22 October 1942 |
Commissioned |
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Stricken | 1 November 1972 |
Fate | Used as target hulk November 1973, scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 336 |
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