| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-596 |
| Launched | 1944-09-25 |
| Commissioned | 1945-02-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972 |
| 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 Shields (DD-596) at anchor in Puget Sound on 23 February 1945 (19-N-78504).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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