USS Phelps
USS Phelps c. November 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Thomas Stowell Phelps |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 2 January 1934 |
| Launched | 18 July 1935 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Richard A. Kearny |
| Commissioned | 26 February 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 6 November 1945 |
| Stricken | 28 January 1947 |
| Honors & awards | 12 × battle stars |
| Fate | Sold 10 August 1947, scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Porter-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,805 tons |
| Length | 380 ft 6 in (115.98 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Complement | 276 |
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USS Phelps (DD-360) was a World War II-era Porter-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomas Stowell Phelps, who was a Rear Admiral in the US Navy in 1884.