USS Lindsey
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Lindsey |
| Namesake | Eugene E. Lindsey |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 12 September 1943 |
| Launched | 5 March 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 25 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1970 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target 9 May 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Robert H. Smith-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,380 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Complement | 363 officers and enlisted |
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USS Lindsey (DD-771/DM-32/MMD-32) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Eugene E. Lindsey.
Lindsey was laid down as DD-771 as an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer on 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California and launched on 5 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Eugene E. Lindsey, widow of Lt. Comdr. Lindsey. The ship was reclassified DM-32 on 19 July 1944 and commissioned on 20 August 1944.