USS Lyman K. Swenson
USS Lyman K. Swenson in 1970 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Lyman K. Swenson |
| Namesake | Lyman Knute Swenson |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 11 September 1943 |
| Launched | 12 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 12 February 1971 |
| Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
| Identification | DD-729 |
| Motto | Latin: Audentis fortuna juvat "Fortune favors the bold." |
| Fate | To Taiwan 6 May 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,200 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson. The ship was commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 2 May 1944.
Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lyman Knute Swenson, who was the captain of the cruiser USS Juneau. Juneau was lost during the Battle of Guadalcanal, taking with it 690 men, including Captain Swenson as well as the five Sullivan brothers. Lyman Swenson was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his service.