USS Watts (DD-567)
USS Watts (DD-567) underway, circa 1955 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | John Watts |
| Builder: | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 26 March 1943 |
| Launched: | 31 December 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | December 1964 |
| Struck: | 1 February 1974 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 5 September 1974 |
| 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); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 329 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in./38 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 Watts (DD-567) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. It was named for Captain John Watts (ca.1778–1823), who fought French privateers during the Quasi-War with France.
Watts was laid down on 26 March 1943 at Seattle, Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 31 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Judith Bundick Gardner; and commissioned on 29 April 1944, Commander Joseph B. Maher in command.
Read more about USS Watts (DD-567): 1944, 1945, 1951 – 1957, 1958 – 1964
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