| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-556 |
| Launched | 1943-03-09 |
| Commissioned | 1943-09-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
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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. USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) and USS Hailey (DD-556) underway at sea, in 1954.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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