USS Yarnall (DD-541)

23°12′14″N 120°12′38″E / 23.2039734°N 120.2106887°E / 23.2039734; 120.2106887

USS Yarnall underway in 1944
History
United States
NameYarnall
NamesakeJohn Yarnall
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down5 December 1942
Launched25 July 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Earl Groves
Commissioned30 December 1943
Decommissioned15 January 1947
Recommissioned28 February 1951
Decommissioned30 September 1958
Stricken25 January 1974
Identification
FateTransferred to Taiwan, 10 June 1968
History
Taiwan
Name
  • Kun Yang
  • (昆陽)
NamesakeKun Yang
Acquired10 June 1968
Reclassified
  • DD-934, January 1976
  • DD-919, 1 October 1979
  • DDG-919, 2 November 1982
IdentificationHull number: DD-19
Decommissioned16 October 1999
Stricken11 November 1999
FateSunk as target
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)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement329
Armament

USS Yarnall (DD-541), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Yarnall (1786–1815).

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