| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-571 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel, Orange |
| Launched | 1942-04-01 |
| Commissioned | 1942-12-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Transferred to West Germany, 16 December 1959 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photo 80-G-304096. USS Claxton (DD-571), USS Canberra (CA-70) and USS Killen (DD-593) in floating dry dock ABSD-2 at Manus, 2 December 1944 (80-G-304096).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · in the van; among the destroyers that finished Hatsukaze; not sunk
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · screened the battle line
