USS Mullany (DD-528)

23°12′15″N 120°12′39″E / 23.2042572°N 120.2108276°E / 23.2042572; 120.2108276

USS Mullany underway on 6 April 1962
History
United States
NameMullany
NamesakeJames Robert Madison Mullany
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down15 January 1942
Launched10 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs Elton W. Grenfell
Commissioned23 April 1943
Decommissioned14 February 1946
Recommissioned8 March 1951
Decommissioned6 October 1971
Renamedfrom Beatty
Stricken6 October 1971
Identification
Motto
  • Guerreor Vieux
  • (Ageless Warrior)
Honours &
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Taiwan, 6 October 1971
Badge
History
Taiwan
Name
  • Chin Yang
  • (慶陽)
NamesakeChin Yang
Acquired6 October 1971
Commissioned6 October 1971
Reclassified
  • DD-947, January 1976
  • DD-909, 1 October 1979
  • DDG-909, mid-1980s
Decommissioned16 July 1988
Stricken16 July 1999
IdentificationHull number: DD-9
FateSunk as artificial reef, 1 November 2001
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) @ 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336
Armament

USS Mullany (DD-528), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James Robert Madison Mullany (1818–1887).

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