USS Fitch

USS Fitch underway in 1942
History
United States
NameFitch
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down6 January 1941
Launched14 June 1941
Commissioned3 February 1942
Decommissioned24 February 1956
Stricken1 July 1971
IdentificationDD-462
FateSunk as target off Florida, 15 November 1973
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
  • 4 boilers
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Fitch (DD-462/DMS-25), was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

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