USS Bell (DD-587)

	USS Bell (DD-587) in June 1943.
History
United States
Namesake	Henry H. Bell
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	30 December 1941
Launched	24 June 1942
Commissioned	4 March 1943
Decommissioned	14 June 1946
Stricken	1 November 1972
Fate	Sunk as target, 11 May 1975
General characteristics
Class & type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nm at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5-inch 38 caliber guns,; 4 × 40 mm AA guns,; 4 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 6 × depth charge projectors,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Bell (DD-587) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell (1808–1868).

History
USS Bell (DD-587) in June 1943.
United States
Namesake	Henry H. Bell
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	30 December 1941
Launched	24 June 1942
Commissioned	4 March 1943
Decommissioned	14 June 1946
Stricken	1 November 1972
Fate	Sunk as target, 11 May 1975
General characteristics
Class & type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nm at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5-inch 38 caliber guns, 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks