USS Stockton (DD-646)

History
United States
NameStockton
NamesakeRobert F. Stockton
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down24 July 1942
Launched11 November 1942
Commissioned11 January 1943
Decommissioned16 May 1946
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSold 25 May 1973 and broken up for scrap
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons (standard)
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Stockton (DD-646), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Robert F. Stockton.

Stockton was laid down on 24 July 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey, by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. and launched on 11 November 1942 sponsored by Mrs. Horace K. Corbin. The ship was commissioned on 11 January 1943.

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