DD-445

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
Anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
15 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 39.75 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 30 June 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 329
gptkbp:decommissioned 1 August 1969
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons
gptkbp:draught 17.5 ft
gptkbp:fate Scrapped in 1972
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DD-445
gptkbp:laidDown 2 October 1941
gptkbp:launched 3 May 1942
gptkbp:length 376.5 ft
gptkbp:name USS Fletcher
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Frank_Friday_Fletcher
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:speed 35 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Fletcher_(DD-445)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6