USS Fitch (DD-462)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 6 January 1941 |
| Launched: | 14 June 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 February 1956 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1971 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target off Florida, 15 November 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Propulsion: |
50,000 shp (37 MW)
|
| Speed: | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles @ 12 kn (12,000 km @ 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual purpose guns, 6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Fitch (DD-462/DMS-25), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander LeRoy Fitch, an officer during the American Civil War.
Fitch was launched on 14 June 1941 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. H. W. Thomas, grandniece of Commander Fitch; and commissioned on 3 February 1942, Lieutenant Commander Henry Crommelin in command. She was reclassified DMS-25 on 15 November 1944, and again classified DD-462 on 15 July 1955.
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