USS Bell (DD-587)
USS Bell (DD-587) steaming down the Cooper River, Charleston, March 1943. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Henry H. Bell |
| Builder: | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 30 December 1941 |
| Launched: | 24 June 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 4 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1972 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 11 May 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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)
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nm @ 15 kn (12,000 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 329 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in/38 cal guns (127 mm), 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Bell (DD-587) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell (1808–1868).
Bell was launched 24 June 1942 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Clea Cooke Hulse, great-grandniece of Admiral Bell; and commissioned 4 March 1943, Commander L.C. Peatross in command.
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