USS Pringle

	USS Pringle (DD-477) December 1942, with unique catapult and aircraft, and 5 inch (127 mm) guns trained to port.
History
United States
Namesake	Joel R. P. Pringle
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	31 July 1941
Launched	2 May 1942
Commissioned	15 September 1942
Fate	Sunk by Kamikaze off Okinawa, 16 April 1945
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 nm at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	336
Armament	1942:; 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (4 × 1); 2 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (1 × 2); 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (8 × 1); 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5); 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks; 1944:; 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (5 × 1); 6 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (3 × 2); 11 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (11 × 1); 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2 × 5); 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Aircraft carried	1, one catapult (removed 1943)

USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932).

Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942.

History
USS Pringle (DD-477) December 1942, with unique catapult and aircraft, and 5 inch (127 mm) guns trained to port.
United States
Namesake	Joel R. P. Pringle
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	31 July 1941
Launched	2 May 1942
Commissioned	15 September 1942
Fate	Sunk by Kamikaze off Okinawa, 16 April 1945
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 nm at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	336
Armament	1942: 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (4 × 1) 2 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (1 × 2) 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (8 × 1) 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5) 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks 1944: 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (5 × 1) 6 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (3 × 2) 11 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (11 × 1) 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2 × 5) 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks
Aircraft carried	1, one catapult (removed 1943)