USS Carpenter
USS Carpenter (DD-825) following her FRAM I refit in February 1976 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Carpenter |
| Namesake | Donald M. Carpenter |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 30 July 1945 |
| Launched | 30 December 1945 |
| Commissioned | 15 December 1949 |
| Decommissioned | 20 February 1981 |
| Stricken | 6 August 1987 |
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| Honours & awards | 17 battle stars |
| Fate | Leased to Turkey, 20 February 1981 |
| Turkey | |
| Name | TCG Anittepe |
| Namesake | Anittepe, part of Ankara, Turkey |
| Acquired |
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| Commissioned | 20 February 1981 |
| Decommissioned | November 1997 |
| Stricken | March 1998 |
| Identification | D-347 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1999 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion | Dual geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (44,742 kW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 367 |
| Sensors & processing systems | 1 sonar & 3 radar (surface, air & gun fire control) |
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| Armor | .5 in (13 mm) steel |
USS Carpenter (DD/DDK/DDE-825) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M. Carpenter (1894–1940).