USN · DD

Trathen

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer. Bethlehem, San Francisco. Launched 22 October 1942, commissioned 28 May 1943. Carrier screen and bombardment through the central Pacific and the Philippines. Eight battle stars. She was not sunk.

Class	Fletcher class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Hull	DD-530
Builder	Bethlehem, San Francisco
Launched	1942-10-22
Commissioned	1943-05-28
Fate	Afloat. Survived the war. Decommissioned for the last time on 11 May 1965. Struck 1 November 1972. Used as a target hulk in November 1973, then scrapped.
Armament (class)	Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes.
Command	Greenacre, Alvord John Captain, 28 May 1943 – 8 January 1944 Tedder, Fondville Lee Captain, 8 January 1944 – 28 April 1944 Millett, John Raymond Captain from 28 April 1944

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.

USS Trathen (DD-530) underway at sea on 3 September 1952 (NH 107245).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

AGGreenacre, Alvord JohnCaptain, 28 May 1943 – 8 January 1944 FTTedder, Fondville LeeCaptain, 8 January 1944 – 28 April 1944 JMMillett, John RaymondCaptain from 28 April 1944