| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-680 |
| Launched | 1943-10-17 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975 |
| 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.
USN. USS Melvin (DD-680) underway c1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · in the destroyer torpedo attack
