USS Fletcher (DD-445)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
depth charge projectors
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Service_Medal
gptkbp:battleHonours 15 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 39.75 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Kearny,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:class gptkb:Fletcher-class
gptkbp:commissioned 30 June 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 329
gptkbp:decommissioned 1 August 1969
15 January 1947
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons (standard)
2,924 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 17.9 ft
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Fletcher (DD-445)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:DD-445
gptkbp:laidDown 2 October 1941
gptkbp:launched 3 May 1942
gptkbp:length 376.5 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Frank_Friday_Fletcher
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St._George
gptkb:Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableFor lead ship of her class
most decorated US destroyer of World War II
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 6,500 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:recommissioned 3 October 1949
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 35 knots
gptkbp:struck 1 February 1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5