USS Fred T. Berry
USS Fred T. Berry underway on 15 February 1947 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Fred T. Berry |
| Namesake | Fred T. Berry |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles |
| Laid down | 16 July 1944 |
| Launched | 28 January 1945 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned | September 1970 |
| Reclassified | DDE-858, 4 March 1950 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1970 |
| Identification |
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| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate | Scuttled as an artificial reef, 14 May 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Fred T. Berry (DD/DDE-858) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.