USS Abbot (DD-629)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Abbott |
| Namesake | Joel Abbot |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 21 September 1942 |
| Launched | 17 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 March 1965 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1974 |
| Fate | Sold 31 July 1975 for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 329 |
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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.