| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Eugene A. Greene |
| Namesake: | Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921-1942), a United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 17 August 1944 |
| Launched: | 18 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 8 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 August 1972 |
| Struck: | 2 June 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Spain, 31 August 1972 |
| Career (Spain) | |
| Name: | Churruca (D61) |
| Acquired: | 31 August 1972 |
| Struck: | 15 September 1989 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 12 December 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
| Length: | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion: | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | • 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns • 12 × 40 mm AA guns • 11 × 20 mm AA guns • 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • 6 × depth charge projectors • 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Eugene A. Greene (DD/DDR-711) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway.
Eugene A. Greene was launched on 18 March 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Anita M. Greene, widow of Ensign Greene; and commissioned on 8 June 1945, Commander W. V. Pratt, III, in command.
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