USS Philip (DD-498)
USS Philip (DD-498) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 9 July 1968. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Philip |
| Namesake | John W. Philip |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 13 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1968 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1968 |
| Fate | Sank in a storm while under tow for scrapping, 2 February 1972. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
| Complement | 336 |
| Armament |
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USS Philip (DD/DDE-498), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John W. Philip (1840–1900).