USS Gearing

USS Gearing (DD-710) in the Mediterranean Sea in 1960
History
United States
NameGearing
NamesakeGearing family
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down10 August 1944
Launched18 February 1945
Commissioned3 May 1945
Decommissioned1973
Stricken1 July 1973
Identification
FateSold for scrap on 6 November 1974.
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General characteristics
Class & typeGearing-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,616 tons standard
  • 3,460 tons full load
Length390.6 ft (119.1 m)
Beam40.10 ft (12.22 m)
Draft14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • General Electric steam turbines
  • 4 boilers
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,330 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement336
Armament

USS Gearing (DD-710) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for three generations of the Gearing family, Commander Henry Chalfant Gearing Sr., Captain Henry Chalfant Gearing Jr. and Lieutenant Henry Chalfant Gearing, III.

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