USS Forrest (DD-461)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 6 January 1941 |
| Launched: | 14 June 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January 1942 |
| Reclassified: | DMS-24, 15 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 November 1945 |
| Struck: | 19 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold 20 November 1946, broken up for scrap |
| 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); 4 boilers; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Forrest (DD-461/DMS-24), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Dulany Forrest, an officer that served during the War of 1812.
Forrest (DD-461) was launched 14 June 1941 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Eileen F. Thomson, a great-grandniece of Lt. Forrest; and commissioned 13 January 1942, Lieutenant Commander M. Van Metre in command. She was reclassified DMS-24 on 15 November 1944.
Read more about USS Forrest (DD-461): 1942, Including Operation Torch, 1943, 1944, Including Overlord and Anvil-Dragoon, 1945, Transfer To Pacific and Fate
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