USS William R. Rush (DD-714)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 19 October 1944 |
| Launched: | 8 July 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 21 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 July 1978 |
| Renamed: | Kang Won (DD-922) |
| Struck: | 1 July 1978 |
| Fate: | South Korea 1 July 1978, retired from the South Korean Navy 29 December 2000 and is now a museum ship in South Korea. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,425 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Speed: | 35 kt |
| Armament: | 6 5", 12 40 mm., 20 20 mm., 5 21" tt, 6 dcp., 2 dct. |
USS William R. Rush (DD/DDR-714) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War. She was named for William R. Rush.
William R. Rush was laid down on 15 October 1944 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation; launched on 8 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Flagg Biddle, a cousin of Captain Rush; and commissioned on 21 September 1945, Commander Theodore E. Vogeley in command.
Read more about USS William R. Rush (DD-714): 1946–1949, 1950–1959, 1960–1969, 1970–1978, ROKS Kang Won (DD-922)
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