USS Frazier

History
United States
NameUSS Frazier (DD-607)
NamesakeDaniel Frazier
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Launched17 March 1942
Commissioned30 July 1942
Decommissioned15 April 1946
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSold for scrap, 6 October 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeBenson-class destroyer
Displacement1,620 tons
Length348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draught17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Installed power50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
PropulsionFour Babcock & Wilcox boilers, Westinghouse geared turbines
Speed37.5 kn (69.5 km/h) maximum, 33 kn (61 km/h) full load
Range
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
  • (452 tons oil fuel)
Complement191 (peace), 276 (war)
Armament4 x 5" (127 mm)/38 caliber, 4x1.1" (28 mm) AA (1x4), 6x0.5" (12.7mm)/63¾ caliber AA, 7x20 mm AA, 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x5), 4 dcp., 2 dct.

USS Frazier (DD-607) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.