USS Sigourney (DD-643)

USS Sigourney (DD-643) underway during the early or middle 1950s.
History
United States
NamesakeJames Sigourney
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down7 December 1942
Launched24 April 1943
Commissioned29 June 1943
Decommissioned1 May 1960
Stricken1 December 1974
FateSold for scrap, 31 July 1975
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range
  • 6500 nmi. (12,000 km)
  •   at 15 kt
Complement329
Armament

USS Sigourney (DD-643) was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney, an officer during the War of 1812.

Sigourney was laid down on 7 December 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, launched on 24 April 1943, sponsored by Miss Amy C. Olney; and commissioned on 29 June 1943.

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