USN · DD
Welles
Photos and infoGleaves-class destroyer. She screened the battle line at Surigao Strait. Decommissioned 4 February 1946.
| Class | Gleaves class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-628 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma |
| Launched | 1942-09-07 |
| Commissioned | 1943-08-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 4 February 1946. Struck 10 February 1968 and sold for scrap on 18 July 1969. |
| Armament (class) | Split-plant sisters of the Bensons. Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. |
| 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 19-N-55347. USS Welles (DD-628) underway off Port Townsend, Washington, 10 November 1943. The hull number 628 is on the bow. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · screened the battle line
