USS Abbot (DD-629)

History
United States
NameAbbott
NamesakeJoel Abbot
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down21 September 1942
Launched17 February 1943
Commissioned23 April 1943
Decommissioned26 March 1965
Stricken1 December 1974
FateSold 31 July 1975 for scrapping
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • geared turbines;
  • 2 propellers
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement329
Armament

USS Abbot (DD-629) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Commodore Joel Abbot (1793–1855).

Abbot was laid down on 21 September 1942 at Bath, Maine by the Bath Iron Works, launched on 17 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Grace Abbot Fletcher, the granddaughter of Commodore Abbot, and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 23 April 1943.