USS Clarence K. Bronson

USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668), off Mare Island, 15 June 1945.
History
United States
NamesakeClarence K. Bronson
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down9 December 1942
Launched18 April 1943
Commissioned11 June 1943
Decommissioned29 June 1960
Stricken1 February 1973
FateTransferred to Turkey, 14 January 1967
Turkey
Nameİstanbul (D 340)
NamesakeIstanbul
Acquired14 January 1967
Stricken1987
FateScrapped, 1987
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range
  • 6500 nmi. (12,000 km)
  •   at 15 kt
Complement319
Armament

USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

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