USS Norris
USS Norris, 1952 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Norris |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 29 August 1944 |
| Launched | 25 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 9 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 4 December 1970 |
| Reclassified |
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| Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
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| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate | Transferred to Turkey 1 July 1974 |
| Turkey | |
| Name | Kocatepe |
| Acquired | 1 July 1974 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping June 1994 |
| Notes | hull number D354 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) |
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| Speed | 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) |
| Complement | 288 |
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USS Norris (DD-859) was one of 98 Gearing-class destroyers in the United States Navy during the end of World War II. Norris was active from 9 June 1945 to 4 December 1970. Although built too late to see action during the war, the ship served in the Pacific, Atlantic, Asiatic, and Mediterranean areas.