USS Buck (DD-761)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | James Buck |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
| Laid down: | 1 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 11 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 28 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 15 July 1973 |
| Fate: | To Brazil 16 July 1973 |
| Career (Brazil) | |
| Name: | Alagoas |
| Acquired: | 16 July 1973 |
| Struck: | 30 June 1995 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Allen M. Sumner class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in./38 guns (12 cm), 12 × 40mm AA guns, 11 × 20mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
The third USS Buck (DD-761), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.
The second Buck (DD-761) was launched 11 March 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California, sponsored by Miss Mary Nimitz, daughter of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; and commissioned 28 June 1946, Commander H. H. Nielsen in command.
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