Fletcher-class Destroyers

Fletcher-class destroyer

Abbot was a Fletcher-class destroyer built in 1943. Following naval tradition, a class of identical ships is named after the first ship of the series — in this case Fletcher, which was launched in May 1942. Fletcher-class destroyers became one of the most successful weapon systems deployed in World War II, with 175 built and a few still in service around the world well after 1990. One example, the former John Rodgers, was active in the Mexican navy until July 2001.

Some Fletchers suffered terribly while protecting the fleet; De Haven was bombed and sunk just 132 days after being commissioned and Johnston was sunk two days short of its first anniversary. Nine were heavily damaged by kamikaze attacks at Okinawa. A total of 19 Fletchers were lost in World War II and another six were damaged beyond repair, a relatively high loss rate of 14%.

(By comparison, American submarines suffered 18% losses and there were about 10% losses among aircraft carriers. No battleships were lost after Pearl Harbor.)

Destroyer History has a good summary of the Fletchers. You can also visit one of the four Fletcher destroyers that are moored as floating museums.

Fletchers were built in two visually distinctive variations: Round-bridge (also known as high-bridge) has a curved pilot house; square-bridge (or low-bridge) has a more angular pilot house that was roomier and easier to fabricate. In addition, after World War II their mainmasts were converted to tripods to better support heavier radar antennas. Photos of Fletcher-class destroyers can usually be dated by the mainmast style and the camouflage paint scheme.

Other variations included seaplane catapults (see the photo of Pringle below), a variety of post-war weapon upgrades and radar antennas. However, despite the external variations, the general interior layout varied very little.

We are currently working on a long-term project to post a complete set of as-built blueprints for Fletcher-class destroyers of Abbot’s Bath Iron Works series. You can also view an interactive blueprint of the Fletcher class as built by the Bath Iron Works in 1943; a general drawing showing Cold War modifications; a preliminary 1941 design for the next class of ships; and a complete booklet of general plans for another Fletcher-class destroyer, Sigsbee.

Typical class statistics

About disposing of U.S. Navy ships

The naval terms used in this list can be confusing to the uninitiated. Many Fletcher-class destroyers were commissioned more than once, usually as a result of the Cold War. However, once stricken from the Naval Vessel Register a ship was never again commissioned by the United States Navy. Here is what the U.S. Navy says about the fate of unwanted warships:

Navy assets must first be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register before they can be disposed. Once stricken their disposition can be by several methods:

A similar procedure was followed by foreign navies that disposed of old Fletchers. The high cost of upkeep plus the copious use of asbestos and other toxic materials meant that most Fletchers were scrapped or sunk; four remain as floating museums (in Boston; Buffalo, New York; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and near Athens, Greece) and one is afloat but abandoned in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico. Bits and pieces of others are scattered worldwide; one of Hailey’s gun turrets is a naval gunnery monument in Brazil.

The List

This list of major milestones is thought to be complete. We have especially attempted to trace the fate of the Fletchers that served in foreign navies. In some cases conflicting information make exact dates, hull numbers and final disposition difficult to ascertain. Wherever possible, we have relied upon information provided by the foreign navies. This list is updated as new information is received.

Click on a hull (DD) number or photo below to see a larger image. Dates are in year-month-day format. Ships that were officially classified as “war losses” have tinted backgrounds, although some others were so severely damaged that they were later scrapped or discarded. An asterisk (*) indicates round-bridge design; all others are square-bridge.

The Fletchers
Hull Name Chronology
* Round-bridge design; all others are square-bridge.
DD 445 Fletcher*
  • 1941-10-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-5-3 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-6-30 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1949-10-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-8-1 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1972-2-22 — Sold for scrap
DD445
DD 446 Radford*
  • 1941-10-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-5-3 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-7-22 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-17 — Decommissioned
  • 1949-10-17 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-11-10 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1970-10-1 — Sold for scrap
DD446
DD 447 Jenkins*
  • 1941-11-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-6-21 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-7-31 — Commissioned
  • 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1971-2-17 — Sold for scrap
DD447
DD 448 La Vallette*
  • 1941-11-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-6-21 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-8-12 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-16 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-2-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-7-26 — Sold to Peruvian Navy for spare parts (Foreign Military Sales program)
  • 1975-1-1 — Sold for scrap by Peruvian Navy
DD448
DD 449 Nicholas*
  • 1941-3-3 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-2-19 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-6-4 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned
  • 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-449
  • 1951-2-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-30 — Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and stricken
  • 1970-10-1 — Sold for scrap and later towed to Zidell Explorations in Portland, Oregon
  • 1972 — Scrapped at Zidell Explorations in Portland, Oregon
  • 2008-8-7 — Ship’s bell dedicated at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.
DD449
DD 450 O’Bannon*
  • 1941-3-3 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-3-14 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-6-26 — Commissioned at Boston
  • 1946-5-21 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-450 (during overhaul in Long Beach, California)
  • 1951-2-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-3 — Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  • 1970-1-30 — Stricken
  • 1970-6-6 — Sold to Union Minerals & Alloy, New York, for scrap
  • 1972 — Scrapped
DD450
DD 451 Chevalier*
  • 1941-4-30 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-4-11 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-6-20 — Commissioned
  • 1943-10-7 — War Loss; damaged beyond repair by Japanese destroyer Yugomo off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, then scuttled by torpedo from U.S. destroyer La Vallette
DD451
DD 465 Saufley*
  • 1942-1-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-7-19 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-8-29 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned
  • 1949-12-15 — Recommissioned
  • 1965-1-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1966-9-1 — Stricken
  • 1968-2-20 — Intentionally sunk off Key West, Florida
DD465
DD 466 Waller*
  • 1942-2-12 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-8-15 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-10-1 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-7-5 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-7-15 — Decommissioned and Stricken
  • 1970-6-17 — Intentionally sunk off Rhode Island
DD466
DD 467 Strong*
  • 1941-4-30 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-5-17 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-8-7 — Commissioned
  • 1943-7-5 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese destroyers off Baioko Harbor, New Georgia, Solomon Islands.
  • 1943-7-15 — Stricken
DD467
DD 468 Taylor*
  • 1941-8-28 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-6-7 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-8-28 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-12-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-6-3 — Decommissioned
  • 1969-7-2 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (NMM Lanciere D-560)
  • 1969-7-2 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1971-1-1 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold for parts, Italian Private
DD468
DD 469 De Haven*
  • 1941-9-27 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-6-28 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-9-21 — Commissioned
  • 1943-2-1 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal
DD469
DD 470 Bache*
  • 1941-11-19 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-7-7 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-11-14 — Commissioned
  • 1946-2-4 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-1 — Recommissioned
  • 1968-2-6 — Lost; wrecked on Rhodes, Greece, and scrapped there
  • 1968-3-1 — Decommissioned and stricken
DD470
DD 471 Beale*
  • 1941-12-19 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-8-24 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-12-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-1-2 — Recommissioned
  • 1968-9-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1969-6-24 — Intentionally sunk off Virginia
DD471
DD 472 Guest*
  • 1941-9-27 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-2-20 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-12-15 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-4 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-6-5 — Loaned
  • 1959-6-5 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Para D27)
  • 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold, U.S. Navy
  • 1978-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Brazilian Private
DD472
DD 473 Bennett*
  • 1941-12-10 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-4-16 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-2-9 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-12-15 — Loaned
  • 1959-12-15 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Paraíba D28)
  • 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1978-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Brazilian Private
DD473
DD 474 Fullam*
  • 1941-12-10 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-4-16 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-3-2 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1962-6-1 — Stricken
  • 1962-7-7 — Intentionally sunk off Virginia
DD474
DD 475 Hudson*
  • 1942-2-20 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-6-3 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-4-13 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap
DD475
DD 476 Hutchins*
  • 1941-9-27 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-2-20 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-11-17 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-27 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • 1945-11-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1945-12-19 — Stricken
  • 1948-1-10 — Sold for scrap
DD476
DD 477 Pringle*
  • 1941-7-31 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-5-2 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-9-15 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-16 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD477
DD 478 Stanly*
  • 1941-9-15 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-5-2 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-10-15 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1970-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1971-12-16 — Sold for scrap
DD478
DD 479 Stevens*
  • 1941-12-30 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-6-24 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-2-1 — Commissioned
  • 1946-9-28 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap
DD479
DD 480 Halford*
  • 1941-6-3 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1942-10-29 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1943-4-10 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-4-2 — Sold for scrap
DD480
DD 481 Leutze*
  • 1941-6-3 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1942-10-29 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-3-4 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-6 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa.
  • 1945-12-6 — Decommissioned
  • 1946-1-3 — Stricken
  • 1947-6-17 — Sold for scrap
DD481
DD 498 Philip*
  • 1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-10-13 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-11-21 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-6-30 — Recommissioned
  • 1968-9-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1971-12-15 — Sold for scrap
  • 1972-2-2 — Foundered in Pacific storm en route to breaker’s yard
DD498
DD 499 Renshaw*
  • 1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-10-13 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-12-5 — Commissioned
  • 1947-2-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-6-30 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-2-14 — Decommissioned and Stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1970-10-1 — Sold for scrap
DD499
DD 500 Ringgold*
  • 1942-6-25 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-11-11 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-12-24 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-23 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-7-14 — Loaned
  • 1959-7-14 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-2 D-171)
  • 1981-9-18 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1981-9-18 — Decommissioned by West German Navy. Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Kimon D-42)
  • 1987-1-1 — Decommissioned and placed in reserve by Greek Navy
  • 1993-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Greek Private
DD500
DD 501 Schroeder*
  • 1942-6-25 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-11-11 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-1-1 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-23 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration
  • 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap
DD501
DD 502 Sigsbee*
  • 1942-6-22 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1942-12-7 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-1-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration
  • 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap
DD502
DD 507 Conway*
  • 1941-11-5 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-8-16 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-10-9 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-25 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-11-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-11-15 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1970-6-26 — Intentionally sunk off Rhode Island as a hazard to navigation by 5-inch gunfire from destroyer Henley after towing cable parted.
DD507
DD 508 Cony*
  • 1941-12-24 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-8-16 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-10-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1949-11-17 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1970-3-20 — Intentionally sunk as target off Puerto Rico
DD508
DD 509 Converse*
  • 1942-2-23 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-8-30 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-11-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-23 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-7-1 — Loaned to Spanish Navy (SPS Almirante Valdés D-23)
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1986-11-17 — Decommissioned by Spanish Navy
  • 1988-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Spanish Private
DD509
DD 510 Eaton*
  • 1942-3-17 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-9-20 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-12-4 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-21 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-12-11 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1970-3-27 — Intentionally sunk off Florida
DD510
DD 511 Foote*
  • 1942-4-14 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-10-11 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-12-22 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration
  • 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap
DD511
DD 512 Spence*
  • 1942-5-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-10-27 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-1-8 — Commissioned
  • 1944-12-18 — Lost; foundered in typhoon east of Samar.
  • 1945-1-19 — Stricken
DD512
DD 513 Terry*
  • 1942-6-8 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-11-22 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-1-26 — Commissioned
  • 1946-8-13 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-4-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration
  • 1974-7-26 — Sold to Peru for spare parts (Foreign Military Sales program)
  • 1975-1-1 — Sold for scrap by Peruvian Navy
DD513
DD 514 Thatcher*
  • 1942-6-20 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-12-6 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-2-10 — Commissioned
  • 1945-11-23 — Decommissioned
  • 1945-12-5 — Stricken
  • 1948-1-23 — Sold for scrap
DD514
DD 515 Anthony*
  • 1942-8-17 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1942-12-20 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-2-26 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-17 — Decommissioned
  • 1958-1-17 — Loaned
  • 1958-1-17 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-1 D-170)
  • 1972-3-17 — Decommissioned German Navy
  • 1972-4-15 — Stricken and sold to West Germany for parts by U.S. Navy
  • 1976-1-1 — Stricken by West German Navy
  • 1979-5-16 — Intentionally sunk by torpedo off Crete by West German Navy
DD515
DD 516 Wadsworth*
  • 1942-8-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-1-10 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-3-16 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-10-6 — Decommissioned and loaned by U.S. Navy
  • 1974-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1974-10-1 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-3 D-172)
  • 1980-10-10 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by West German Navy
  • 1980-10-15 — Purchased by Greek Navy
  • 1981-1-1 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Nearchos D-65)
  • 1982-9-1 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy
  • 1991-1-1 — Stricken, Greek Private
DD516
DD 517 Walker*
  • 1942-8-31 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-1-31 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-4-3 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-9-15 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1969-7-2 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (Fante D-516) at San Diego
  • 1977 — Sold for scrap, Italian Private
DD517
DD 518 Brownson
  • 1942-2-15 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-9-24 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-2-3 — Commissioned
  • 1943-12-26 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester, New Guinea
DD518
DD 519 Daly
  • 1942-4-29 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-10-24 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-3-10 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-4-22 — Sold for scrap
DD519
DD 520 Isherwood
  • 1942-5-12 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1942-11-24 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-4-12 — Commissioned
  • 1946-2-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-5 — Recommissioned
  • 1961-9-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-10-8 — Loaned
  • 1961-10-8 — Commissioned into Peruvian Navy (BAP Almirante Guise DD-72)
  • 1974-1-15 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1980? — Decommissioned and used as Exocet missile and torpedo target, but not sunk
  • 1981 — Sold for scrap, Peruvian Private
DD520
DD 521 Kimberly
  • 1942-7-27 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-2-3 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-5-22 — Commissioned
  • 1947-2-5 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-2-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1954-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1967-6-1 — Loaned
  • 1967-6-1 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS An Yang DD-18/DD-997/DDG-918)
  • 1974-1-25 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1999-9-16 — Decommissioned by Taiwanese Navy
  • 2003-10-14 — Sunk as target by Taiwanese Navy
DD521
DD 522 Luce
  • 1942-8-24 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-3-6 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-6-21 — Commissioned
  • 1945-5-4 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD522
DD 526 Abner Read
  • 1940-7-19 — Authorized
  • 1941-10-30 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-8-18 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-2-5 — Commissioned
  • 1944-11-1 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Samar
DD526
DD 527 Ammen
  • 1941-11-29 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-9-17 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-3-12 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-5 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-7-19 — Collided with Sumner-class destroyer Collett and damaged beyond repair
  • 1960-9-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1960-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1961-4-20 — Sold for scrap
DD527
DD 528 Mullany
  • 1942-1-16 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-10-10 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-4-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-2-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1971-10-6 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1971-10-6 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS Chiang Yang DD-947/DDG-909)
  • 1999-7-16 — Decommissioned and stricken by Taiwanese Navy
  • 2001-11-1 — Sunk off Taiwan as artificial reef
DD528
DD 529 Bush
  • 1942-2-12 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-10-27 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-5-10 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-6 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD529
DD 530 Trathen
  • 1942-3-17 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-10-22 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-5-28 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-1 — Recommissioned
  • 1965-5-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-1 — Sold for scrap after being used as a target
DD530
DD 531 Hazelwood
  • 1942-4-11 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-10-20 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-6-18 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-9-12 — Recommissioned
  • 1965-3-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-4-14 — Sold for scrap
DD531
DD 532 Heermann
  • 1942-5-8 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-12-5 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-7-6 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-9-12 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-12-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-8-14 — Loaned
  • 1961-8-14 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Brown D-20)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1976-3-15 — Decommissioned by Argentine Navy
  • 1979-12-18 — Sold for scrap to Establecimientos Metalúrgicos Santa Rosa, Argentina
  • 1982 — Scrapped
DD532
DD 533 Hoel
  • 1942-6-4 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1942-12-19 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-7-29 — Commissioned
  • 1944-10-25 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese warships off Samar
DD533
DD 534 McCord
  • 1942-3-17 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-1-10 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-8-19 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-1 — Recommissioned
  • 1954-6-9 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap
DD534
DD 535 Miller
  • 1942-8-18 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-3-7 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-8-31 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-6-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap
DD535
DD 536 Owen
  • 1942-9-17 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-3-21 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-9-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-5-27 — Decommissioned
  • 1973-4-15 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap
DD536
DD 537 The Sullivans
  • 1942-10-10 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-4-4 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-9-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned
  • 1965-1-7 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1977-6-21 — Museum, Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, New York
DD537
DD 538 Stephen Potter
  • 1942-10-27 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-4-28 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-10-21 — Commissioned
  • 1945-9-21 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-29 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-4-21 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap
DD538
DD 539 Tingey
  • 1942-10-22 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-5-28 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-11-25 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-1-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-8-1 — Collided with destroyer escort Vammen off Southern California; damaged beyond repair
  • 1963-11-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1965-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1966-5-1 — Intentionally sunk off San Francisco
DD539
DD 540 Twining
  • 1942-11-20 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-7-11 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-12-1 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-6-10 — Recommissioned
  • 1971-7-1 — Decommissioned/Sold
  • 1971-7-1 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS Kwei Yang DD-8/DD-956/DDG-908)
  • 1971-8-16 — Stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1999-7-16 — Decommissioned by Taiwanese Navy
DD540
DD 541 Yarnall
  • 1942-12-6 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-7-25 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-12-30 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-8-31 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-9-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-6-10 — Loaned to Taiwanese Navy
  • 1968-6-10 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (as minelayer ROCS Kun Yang DD-19/DD-934/DDG-919)
  • 1974-1-25 — Stricken/Sold, U.S. Navy
  • 1999-10-16 — Decommissioned, Taiwanese Navy
DD541
DD 544 Boyd
  • 1942-4-2 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1942-10-29 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-5-8 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-11-24 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold
  • 1969-10-1 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İskenderun D-343)
  • 1981-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Turkish Private
DD544
DD 545 Bradford
  • 1942-4-28 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1942-12-12 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-6-12 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-10-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1961-9-28 — Decommissioned
  • 1962-9-27 — Loaned
  • 1962-9-27 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Thyella D-28) at Seattle
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1981-1-1 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy and sold for scrap
DD545
DD 546 Brown
  • 1942-6-27 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-2-21 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-7-10 — Commissioned
  • 1946-8-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-10-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1962-2-9 — Decommissioned
  • 1962-9-27 — Loaned
  • 1962-9-27 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Navarino D-63)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken/Sold
  • 1981-10-31 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy and sold for scrap
DD546
DD 547 Cowell
  • 1942-9-7 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-3-18 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-8-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-22 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-9-21 — Recommissioned
  • 1971-8-17 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold
  • 1971-8-17 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Storni D-24) at San Francisco
  • 1979-12-31 — Decommissioned by Argentine Navy
  • 1981-12-29 — Sold for scrap to Padovani Shipyards, Campana, Argentina
DD547
DD 550 Capps*
  • 1941-6-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1942-5-31 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-6-23 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1957-5-15 — Loaned to Spanish Navy
  • 1957-5-15 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (SPS Lepanto D-21)
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1985-12-1 — Decommissioned and sold for scrap by Spanish Navy
DD550
DD 551 David W. Taylor*
  • 1941-6-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-7-4 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-9-18 — Commissioned
  • 1946-8-17 — Decommissioned
  • 1957-5-15 — Loaned to Spanish Navy
  • 1957-5-15 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (SPS Almirante Ferrándiz D-23)
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1987-11-17 — Decommissioned and sold for scrap by Spanish Navy
DD551
DD 552 Evans*
  • 1941-7-21 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1942-10-4 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-12-11 — Commissioned
  • 1945-5-11 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • 1945-11-7 — Decommissioned
  • 1945-11-28 — Stricken
  • 1947-2-11 — Sold for scrap
DD552
DD 553 John D. Henley*
  • 1941-7-21 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1942-11-15 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1944-2-2 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-5-1 — Sold for scrap
DD553
DD 554 Franks
  • 1942-3-8 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1942-12-7 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-7-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-08-1 — Sold for scrapping
DD554
DD 555 Haggard
  • 1942-3-27 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-2-9 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-8-31 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-29 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • 1945-11-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1945-11-16 — Stricken
  • 1946-1-1 — Sold for scrap
DD555
DD 556 Hailey
  • 1942-4-11 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-3-9 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-9-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-27 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-11-3 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-7-20 — Loaned to Brazilian Navy
  • 1961-7-20 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Pernambuco D-30)
  • 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1982-4-4 — Decommissioned by Brazilian Navy
  • 1982 — Sold and scrapped
  • 1987-2-11 — Surviving 5-inch (127mm) gun and mount dedicated as monument at Rio de Janeiro naval base
DD556
DD 557 Johnston
  • 1942-5-6 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-3-25 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-10-27 — Commissioned
  • 1944-10-25 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese warships off Samar
DD557
DD 558 Laws
  • 1942-5-19 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-4-22 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-11-18 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-11-2 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-3-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1973-4-15 — Stricken
  • 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap
DD558
DD 559 Longshaw
  • 1942-6-16 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-6-4 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-12-4 — Commissioned
  • 1945-5-14 — Grounded off Okinawa
  • 1945-5-18 — War Loss; destroyed by Japanese shore batteries while aground off Okinawa
DD559
DD 560 Morrison
  • 1942-6-30 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-7-4 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-12-18 — Commissioned
  • 1945-5-4 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD560
DD 561 Prichett
  • 1942-7-20 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-7-31 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-1-15 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-10 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1970-1-17 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (Geniere D-555)
  • 1975 — Sold for scrap, Italian Private
DD561
DD 562 Robinson
  • 1942-8-12 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-8-28 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-1-31 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-4-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1982-4-13 — Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico
DD562
DD 563 Ross
  • 1942-9-7 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-9-18 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-2-21 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-4 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1959-11-6 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1978-1-26 — Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico
DD563
DD 564 Rowe
  • 1942-12-7 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-9-30 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-3-13 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-5 — Recommissioned
  • 1959-11-6 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1978-2-23 — Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico
DD564
DD 565 Smalley
  • 1943-2-9 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-10-27 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-3-31 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-9-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1965-4-1 — Stricken
  • 1966-1-4 — Sold for scrap
DD565
DD 566 Stoddard
  • 1943-3-10 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-11-19 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-4-15 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-11-1 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-9-26 — Decommissioned (the last Fletcher to be decommissioned from the U.S. Navy)
  • 1975-6-1 — Stricken
  • 1997-7-22 — Towed northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, and sunk with charges placed by a SEAL team
DD566
DD 567 Watts
  • 1943-3-26 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1943-12-31 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-4-29 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-12 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-12-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-2-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-9-5 — Sold for scrap
DD567
DD 568 Wren
  • 1943-4-24 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-1-29 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-5-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-13 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-9-7 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-10-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-10-22 — Sold for scrap
DD568
DD 569 Aulick*
  • 1941-5-14 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-3-2 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-10-27 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-8-21 — Loaned
  • 1959-8-21 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HNS Sfendoni D-85)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1992-10-25 — Decommissioned and stricken, Greek Navy; stored at Souda Bay, Crete
  • 1997 — Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey
DD569
DD 570 Charles Ausburne*
  • 1941-5-14 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-3-16 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-11-24 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1960-4-12 — Loaned
  • 1960-4-12 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-6 D-180)
  • 1967-12-1 — Stricken and Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1968-10-1 — Sold for scrap, West German Private
DD570
DD 571 Claxton*
  • 1941-6-25 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-4-1 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-12-8 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-12-16 — Loaned
  • 1959-12-16 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-4 D-178)
  • 1974-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1981-2-1 — Sold to Greece for parts by West German Navy
DD571
DD 572 Dyson*
  • 1941-6-25 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-4-15 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-12-30 — Commissioned
  • 1947-3-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1960-2-17 — Loaned to West German Navy
  • 1960-2-23 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-5 D-179)
  • 1974-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1982-2-26 — Decommissioned and stricken by West German Navy
  • 1982-2-26 — Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) by U.S. Navy to West German Navy
  • 1982-2-26 — Acquired for spare parts by Greek Navy
DD572
DD 573 Harrison*
  • 1941-6-25 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-5-4 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-1-25 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Loaned
  • 1968-5-1 — Commissioned into Mexican Navy (ARM Cuauhtémoc E-01)
  • 1970-8-19 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1982 — Dismantled
DD573
DD 574 John Rodgers*
  • 1941-6-25 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-5-7 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-2-9 — Commissioned
  • 1947-5-25 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Loaned
  • 1968-5-1 — Commissioned into Mexican Navy (ARM Cuitlahuac E-02/E-01)
  • 1970-8-19 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 2001-7-19 — Decommissioned from Mexican Navy
  • 2005-12-7 — Donation agreement with Beauchamp Tower Corporation for restoration as a museum
  • 2006-11-30 — President of Mexico formalizes donation to Beauchamp Tower Corporation
  • 2006-12-30 — Towed to civilian wharf in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, from nearby Mexican naval base
  • 2010-2-1 — Derelict; moored in Lázaro Cárdenas
DD574
DD 575 McKee*
  • 1942-3-2 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-8-2 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-3-31 — Commissioned
  • 1946-2-25 — Decommissioned
  • 1970-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap
DD575
DD 576 Murray*
  • 1942-3-16 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-8-16 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-4-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-27 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-16 — Recommissioned
  • 1965-5-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1966-6-1 — Stricken
  • 1966-8-16 — Sold for scrap
DD576
DD 577 Sproston*
  • 1942-4-1 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-8-31 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-5-19 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-9-15 — Recommissioned
  • 1968-9-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-10-10 — Stricken
  • 1971-12-15 — Sold for scrap
DD577
DD 578 Wickes*
  • 1942-4-15 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-9-13 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-6-16 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-4-8 — Intentionally sunk as target
DD578
DD 579 William D. Porter*
  • 1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-9-27 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-7-6 — Commissioned
  • 1945-6-10 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • 1945-7-11 — Stricken
DD579
DD 580 Young*
  • 1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1942-10-15 — Launched, Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • 1943-7-31 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-3-6 — Intentionally sunk as target off Virginia
DD580
DD 581 Charrette
  • 1942-2-20 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-6-3 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-5-18 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-6-16 — Loaned
  • 1959-6-16 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Velos [Α/Τ Βελος] D-16)
  • 1973-5-23 — Mutiny at Fiumicino, Italy
  • 1973-6 (circa) — Returned to Greece under new crew
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1991-2-26 — Decommissioned and stricken by Greek Navy
  • 1998-1-1 — Museum (Park of Maritime Tradition in Faliron Bay, Greece, near Athens)
DD581
DD 582 Conner
  • 1942-4-16 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-7-18 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-6-8 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-5 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-9-15 — Loaned
  • 1959-9-15 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Aspis D-06)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1991-2-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by Greek Navy
  • 1998-1-15 — Sold for scrap, Greek Navy
DD582
DD 583 Hall
  • 1942-4-16 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1942-7-18 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-7-6 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1960-2-9 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (HS Lonchi D-56)
  • 1960-2-9 — Loaned, U.S. Navy
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1990-10-1 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy
  • 1990-10-10 — Stricken by Greek Navy
  • 1997 — Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey
DD583
DD 584 Halligan
  • 1942-11-9 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-3-19 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-8-19 — Commissioned
  • 1945-3-26 — War Loss; struck mine and sank off Okinawa
  • 1945-4-28 — Stricken
DD584
DD 585 Haraden
  • 1942-11-9 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-3-19 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-9-16 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-2 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-1 — Intentionally sunk as target
DD585
DD 586 Newcomb
  • 1943-3-19 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-7-1 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-11-10 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-6 — Damaged beyond repair by five Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • 1945-11-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1946-3-28 — Stricken
  • 1947-10-1 — Sold for scrap
DD586
DD 587 Bell
  • 1941-12-30 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-6-24 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-3-4 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-5-11 — Intentionally sunk as target
DD587
DD 588 Burns
  • 1942-5-9 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-8-8 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-4-3 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-25 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-11-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-6-20 — Intentionally sunk as target
DD588
DD 589 Izard
  • 1942-5-9 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1942-8-8 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-5-15 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-4-2 — Sold for scrap
DD589
DD 590 Paul Hamilton
  • 1943-1-20 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-4-7 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-10-25 — Commissioned
  • 1945-9-24 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-4-2 — Sold for scrap
DD590
DD 591 Twiggs
  • 1943-1-20 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-4-7 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-11-4 — Commissioned
  • 1945-6-16 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa (152 crew killed and missing)
  • 1945-7-11 — Stricken
  • 1957 — Hulk donated to the government of the Ryukyu Islands
DD591
DD 592 Howorth*
  • 1941-11-26 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1943-1-10 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-4-3 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-6-1 — Stricken
  • 1962-3-8 — Intentionally sunk off San Diego
DD592
DD 593 Killen*
  • 1941-11-26 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1943-1-10 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-5-4 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • 1946-7-9 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1963-6-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-4-15 — Sunk as a missile target off Vieques, Puerto Rico.
DD593
DD 594 Hart
  • 1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-11-4 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California
  • 1973-4-15 — Stricken
  • 1973-11-1 — Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
DD594
DD 595 Metcalf
  • 1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-11-18 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • 1946-3-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1971-1-2 — Stricken
  • 1972-6-6 — Sold for scrap
DD595
DD 596 Shields
  • 1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1945-2-8 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-7-15 — Recommissioned
  • 1972-7-1 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1972-7-1 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Maranhão D-33)
  • 1990 — Decommissioned and stricken by Brazilian Navy
  • 1990-6-15 — Sold for scrap, Brazilian Navy
DD596
DD 597 Wiley
  • 1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • 1945-2-22 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
  • 1946-8-9 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1968-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1970-4-2 — Sold to National Metal & Steel Corp., Los Angeles for scrapping
DD597
DD 629 Abbot
  • 1942-9-21 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-2-17 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-4-23 — Commissioned at Boston
  • 1946-5-21 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1951-2-26 — Recommissioned at San Diego
  • 1965-3-26 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore
DD629
DD 630 Braine
  • 1942-10-12 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-3-7 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-5-11 — Commissioned at Boston
  • 1946-7-26 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-4-6 — Recommissioned at Boston
  • 1971-8-17 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy at San Diego
  • 1971-8-17 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Domecq García D-23) at San Francisco, California
  • 1982-11-30 — Decommissioned and stricken by Argentine Navy
  • 1986-11-19 — Intentionally sunk during test of Exocet missiles by Argentine Navy, 120 miles south of Mar del Plata, Argentina
DD630
DD 631 Erben
  • 1942-10-28 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-3-21 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-5-28 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-6-27 — Decommissioned
  • 1963-5-16 — Loaned to South Korean Navy
  • 1963-5-16 — Commissioned into South Korean Navy (ROKS Chung Mu DD-911/DD-91)
  • 1975-6-2 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1983-1-1 — Decommissioned, South Korean Navy; used as stationary training ship
  • 1993 — Retired and presumed scrapped
DD631
DD 642 Hale
  • 1942-11-23 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-4-4 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-6-15 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-24 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-7-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-1-23 — Loaned
  • 1961-1-23 — Commissioned into Colombian Navy (Antioquia DD-01)
  • 1973-12-20 — Decommissioned and Stricken by Colombian Navy
  • 1975-6-2 — Stricken by U.S. Navy
  • 1975-6-2 — Sold for scrap by Colombian Navy
DD642
DD 643 Sigourney
  • 1942-12-7 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-4-24 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-6-29 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-20 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-9-7 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1960-5-1 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-7-31 — Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
DD643
DD 644 Stembel
  • 1942-12-21 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-5-8 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-7-16 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1951-11-9 — Recommissioned at San Diego
  • 1958-5-27 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California
  • 1961-8-7 — Loaned (Military Assistance Program) to Argentina
  • 1961-8-7 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Rosales D-22)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1981-8-7 — Decommissioned and stricken by Argentine Navy
  • 1981-12-29 — Sold for scrap to Padovani Shipyard, Campana, Argentina
  • 1982 — Scrapped
DD644
DD 649 Albert W. Grant
  • 1942-12-30 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-5-29 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-11-24 — Commissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1946-7-16 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1971-4-14 — Stricken
  • 1972-5-30 — Sold for scrap
DD649
DD 650 Caperton
  • 1943-1-11 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-5-22 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-6-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-6 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-4-27 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia and stored at Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken and transferred (probably to U.S. Maritime Administration)
  • 1975-82 — Major parts, including four Mk-14 21-inch torpedo tubes, removed for Kidd restoration at Philadelphia
  • 1980s — Scrapped, or sunk as target off Puerto Rico (conflicting information)
DD650
DD 651 Cogswell
  • 1943-2-1 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-6-5 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-8-17 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-1-7 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1969-10-1 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İzmit D342)
  • 1980-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Turkish Private
DD651
DD 652 Ingersoll
  • 1943-2-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-6-28 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-8-31 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-4 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-20 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1974-5-19 — Intentionally sunk by gunfire, 10 miles north of Santa Catalina Island, California
DD652
DD 653 Knapp
  • 1943-3-8 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-7-10 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-9-16 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-5 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-5-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-3-4 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California
  • 1972-3-6 — Stricken
  • 1973-8-27 — Sold for scrap, but bridge retained as exhibit at Columbia River Maritime Museum
DD653
DD 654 Bearss
  • 1942-7-14 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-7-25 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1944-4-12 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-31 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-9-7 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-4-14 — Sold to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore for scrap
DD654
DD 655 John Hood
  • 1942-10-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-10-25 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1944-6-7 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-3 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-6 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-11-1 — Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to Luria Bros. & Co. of Cleveland for scrap
  • 1976-4-12 — Scrapped
DD655
DD 656 Van Valkenburgh
  • 1942-11-15 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1943-12-19 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • 1944-8-2 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1954-2-26 — Decommissioned
  • 1967-2-28 — Loaned to Turkish Navy
  • 1967-2-28 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İzmir D341)
  • 1973-2-1 — Stricken, U.S. Navy
  • 1973-2-15 — Sold (Foreign Military Sales program)
  • 1987-1-1 — Sold for scrap, Turkish Private
DD656
DD 657 Charles J. Badger
  • 1942-9-24 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-4-3 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-7-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-21 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California
  • 1951-9-10 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-12-20 — Decommissioned at Boston
  • 1974-2-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-5-10 — Sold (Foreign Military Sales program)
  • 1974-5-10 — Acquired for spare parts by Chilean Navy
DD657
DD 658 Colahan
  • 1942-10-24 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-5-3 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-8-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-12-16 — Recommissioned
  • 1966-8-1 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1966-12-18 — Intentionally sunk off California
DD658
DD 659 Dashiell
  • 1942-10-1 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-2-6 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-3-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-30 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-5-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-4-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-9-21 — Sold to North American Smelting of Wilmington, Delaware, for scrap
DD659
DD 660 Bullard
  • 1942-10-16 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-2-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-4-9 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-20 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1972-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap
DD660
DD 661 Kidd
  • 1942-10-16 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-2-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-4-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-28 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-6-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-12-2 — Donated as floating museum
  • 1983-8-27 — Museum opens at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
DD661
DD 662 Bennion
  • 1943-3-19 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-7-4 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-12-14 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-20 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California
  • 1971-4-15 — Stricken
  • 1973-5-30 — Sold to Levin Metals Corp. of Richmond, California, for scrap
DD662
DD 663 Heywood L. Edwards
  • 1943-7-4 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-10-6 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1944-1-26 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-3-10 — Loaned
  • 1959-3-10 — Commissioned into Japanese Navy (JDS Ariake DD-183)
  • 1974-3-18 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1974-3-18 — Decommissioned and stricken by Japanese Navy
  • 1976 — Sold for scrap, Japanese Private
DD663
DD 664 Richard P. Leary
  • 1943-7-4 — Laid Down, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1943-10-6 — Launched, Boston Naval Shipyard
  • 1944-2-23 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1959-3-10 — Loaned
  • 1959-3-10 — Commissioned into Japanese Navy (JDS Yugure DD-184)
  • 1974-3-18 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1974-3-18 — Decommissioned and stricken by Japanese Navy
  • 1976 — Sold for scrap, Japanese Private
DD664
DD 665 Bryant
  • 1942-12-30 — Laid Down, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-5-29 — Launched, Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • 1943-12-4 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-6-30 — Stricken
  • 1976-4 — Sold for scrapping to Luria Brothers & Co.
  • 1976-7 — Scrapped
DD665
DD 666 Black
  • 1942-11-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-3-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-5-21 — Commissioned
  • 1946-8-5 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-18 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1969-9-26 — Stricken
  • 1971-2-17 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
DD666
DD 667 Chauncey
  • 1942-11-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-3-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-5-31 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-7-18 — Recommissioned
  • 1954-5-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap
DD667
DD 668 Clarence K. Bronson
  • 1942-12-9 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-4-18 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-6-11 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-16 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-6-7 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-6-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1967-1-14 — Loaned to Turkish Navy
  • 1967-1-14 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İstanbul D340)
  • 1973-2-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1986-8-1 — Decommissioned by Turkish Navy
  • 1987 — Sold for scrap, Turkish Private
DD668
DD 669 Cotten
  • 1943-2-8 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-6-12 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-7-24 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap
DD669
DD 670 Dortch
  • 1943-3-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-6-20 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-8-7 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-19 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-4 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-12-13 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-8-16 — Loaned to Argentine Navy
  • 1961-8-16 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Espora D-21)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1977 — Decommissioned, stricken and sold for scrap, Argentina Private
DD670
DD 671 Gatling
  • 1943-3-3 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-6-20 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-8-19 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-16 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-6-4 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1977-2-22 — Sold for scrap
DD671
DD 672 Healy
  • 1943-3-4 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-7-4 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-9-3 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-3-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-4-12 — Sold for scrap
DD672
DD 673 Hickox
  • 1943-3-12 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-7-4 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-9-10 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-12-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-11-15 — Loaned to South Korean Navy
  • 1968-11-15 — Commissioned into South Korean Navy (ROKS Pusan DD-93/DD-913)
  • 1975-6-2 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1989 — Decommissioned and stricken, South Korean Private
DD673
DD 674 Hunt
  • 1943-3-31 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-8-1 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-9-22 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-31 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-8-14 — Sold for scrap
DD674
DD 675 Lewis Hancock
  • 1943-3-31 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-8-1 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-9-29 — Commissioned
  • 1946-1-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-12-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1967-8-1 — Loaned to Brazilian Navy
  • 1967-8-2 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Piauí D31)
  • 1973-3-15 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1989 — Decommissioned and stricken, Brazilian Private
DD675
DD 676 Marshall
  • 1943-4-19 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-8-29 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-10-16 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1964-9-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1969-7-19 — Stricken
  • 1970-7-1 — Sold for scrap
DD676
DD 677 McDermut
  • 1943-6-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-10-17 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-11-19 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-12-29 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-12-16 — Decommissioned
  • 1965-4-1 — Stricken
  • 1966-1-4 — Sold for scrap
DD677
DD 678 McGowan
  • 1943-6-30 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-11-14 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-12-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-11-30 — Decommissioned and Loaned by U.S. Navy
  • 1960-12-1 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (SPS Jorge Juan 45/D-25) at Barcelona
  • 1972-10-1 — Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) by U.S. Navy
  • 1988-11-15 — Decommissioned and stricken by Spanish Navy, then sold for scrap
DD678
DD 679 McNair
  • 1943-6-30 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-11-14 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-12-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-28 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-6-10 — Sold for scrap
DD679
DD 680 Melvin
  • 1943-7-6 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-10-17 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • 1943-11-24 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-2-26 — Recommissioned
  • 1954-1-13 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1975-8-14 — Sold for scrap
DD680
DD 681 Hopewell
  • 1942-10-29 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-5-2 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-9-30 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-28 — Recommissioned
  • 1970-1-2 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1972-2-11 — Intentionally sunk off California
DD681
DD 682 Porterfield
  • 1942-12-12 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-6-12 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-10-30 — Commissioned
  • 1945-11-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-11-7 — Decommissioned
  • 1975-3-1 — Stricken
  • 1982-7-18 — Intentionally sunk as target
DD682
DD 683 Stockham
  • 1942-12-19 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-6-25 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1944-2-11 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-11-14 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-9-2 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1977-2-17 — Intentionally sunk as target off Puerto Rico
DD683
DD 684 Wedderburn
  • 1943-1-10 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1943-8-1 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • 1944-3-9 — Commissioned
  • 1946-3-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-11-21 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1972-1-26 — Sold for scrap
DD684
DD 685 Picking
  • 1942-11-24 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-6-1 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-9-21 — Commissioned
  • 1945-12-20 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-1-26 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-9-6 — Decommissioned
  • 1975-3-1 — Stricken
  • 1997-2-27 — Used as gunnery target and scuttled 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico
DD685
DD 686 Halsey Powell
  • 1943-2-3 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-6-30 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-10-25 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned
  • 1968-4-27 — Decommissioned and Loaned by U.S. Navy
  • 1968-4-27 — Commissioned into South Korean Navy (ROKS Seoul DD-92/DD-912 )
  • 1975-6-2 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1982-1-1 — Decommissioned and stricken, South Korean Private
  • Scrapped 1982
DD686
DD 687 Uhlmann
  • 1943-3-6 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-7-30 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-11-22 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned
  • 1950-5-23 — Recommissioned
  • 1972-7-15 — Decommissioned and stricken
  • 1974-3-21 — Sold for scrap
DD687
DD 688 Remey
  • 1943-3-22 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-7-25 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-9-30 — Commissioned
  • 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-11-14 — Recommissioned
  • 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1976-6-10 — Sold for scrap
DD688
DD 689 Wadleigh
  • 1943-4-5 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-8-7 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-10-19 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-3 — Recommissioned
  • 1962-6-28 — Decommissioned
  • 1963-7-26 — Loaned to Chilean Navy
  • 1963-7-26 — Commissioned into Chilean Navy (Blanco Encalada D-14)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1983 — Decommissioned and stricken, Chilean Private
DD689
DD 690 Norman Scott
  • 1943-4-26 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-8-28 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-11-5 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1973-4-15 — Stricken
  • 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap
DD690
DD 691 Mertz
  • 1943-5-10 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-9-11 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • 1943-11-19 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-23 — Decommissioned
  • 1970-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1971-12-16 — Sold for scrap
DD691
DD 792 Callaghan
  • 1943-2-21 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-8-1 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-11-27 — Commissioned
  • 1945-7-28 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD792
DD 793 Cassin Young
  • 1943-3-18 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-9-12 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-12-31 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-28 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-9-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-4-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1974-12-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-12-2 — Museum, Boston Navy Yard
DD793
DD 794 Irwin
  • 1943-5-2 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-10-31 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1944-2-14 — Commissioned
  • 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-2-26 — Recommissioned
  • 1958-1-10 — Decommissioned
  • 1968-5-10 — Loaned to Brazilian Navy
  • 1968-5-10 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Santa Catarina D-32) at Philadelphia
  • 1973-3-15 — Stricken and Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1988-12-28 — Decommissioned by Brazilian Navy
  • 1989-8-31 — Used as Sea Skua missile target, but not sunk
  • 1990-3-20 — Intentionally sunk by gunfire about 80 miles south of Rio de Janeiro
DD794
DD 795 Preston
  • 1943-6-13 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1943-12-12 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • 1944-3-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-24 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-1-26 — Recommissioned
  • 1969-11-15 — Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1969-11-15 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG Içel D344)
  • 1981 — Decommissioned and Stricken by Turkish Navy, then scrapped
DD795
DD 796 Benham
  • 1943-4-3 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-8-30 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-12-20 — Commissioned
  • 1946-10-18 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-3-24 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-12-15 — Decommissioned and Loaned to Peruvian Navy
  • 1960-12-15 — Commissioned into Peruvian Navy (BAP Villar DD-71)
  • 1974-1-15 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1980 — Decommissioned and stricken by Peruvian Navy, then scrapped
DD796
DD 797 Cushing
  • 1943-5-3 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-9-30 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1944-1-17 — Commissioned
  • 1947-2-3 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-11-8 — Decommissioned
  • 1961-7-20 — Loaned
  • 1961-7-20 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Paraná D-29)
  • 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1982-1-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by Brazilian Navy
DD797
DD 798 Monssen
  • 1943-6-1 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1943-10-30 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • 1944-2-14 — Commissioned
  • 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-10-31 — Recommissioned
  • 1957-9-1 — Decommissioned
  • 1963-2-1 — Stricken
  • 1963-10-21 — Sold for scrap; tow line parted en route to Philadelphia from Boston, and ship ran aground at Beach Haven, New Jersey.
DD798
DD 799 Jarvis
  • 1943-6-7 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-2-14 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-6-3 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-29 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-2-8 — Recommissioned
  • 1960-10-24 — Decommissioned
  • 1960-11-3 — Loaned
  • 1960-11-3 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (SPS Alcalá Galiano 44/D-24) at Philadelphia
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken and Sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1988-12-15 — Decommissioned and stricken by Spanish Navy, then scrapped
DD799
DD 800 Porter
  • 1943-7-6 — Laid Down, Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
  • 1944-3-13 — Launched, Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
  • 1944-6-24 — Commissioned
  • 1946-7-3 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1951-2-9 — Recommissioned
  • 1953-8-10 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1972-10-1 — Stricken
  • 1974-3-21 — Sold for scrap
DD800
DD 801 Colhoun
  • 1943-8-3 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-4-10 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-7-8 — Commissioned
  • 1945-4-6 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa
DD801
DD 802 Gregory
  • 1943-8-31 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington
  • 1944-5-8 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington
  • 1944-7-29 — Commissioned
  • 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned at San Diego
  • 1964-2-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego
  • 1966-5-1 — Stricken
  • 1966-5-1 — Used as stationary training ship Indoctrinator in San Diego
  • 1971-1-8 — Removed from service in San Diego
  • 1971-3-4 — Intentionally grounded and used as target on San Clemente Island, California
  • 1972 — Towed to west shore of San Clemente Island and destroyed
DD802
DD 803 Little
  • 1943-9-13 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-5-22 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-8-19 — Commissioned
  • 1945-5-3 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD803
DD 804 Rooks
  • 1943-10-27 — Laid Down, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-6-6 — Launched, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • 1944-9-2 — Commissioned
  • 1946-6-11 — Decommissioned
  • 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned
  • 1962-7-26 — Decommissioned and Loaned by U.S. Navy
  • 1962-7-26 — Commissioned into Chilean Navy (Cochrane D-15)
  • 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy
  • 1983 — Decommissioned and Stricken by Chilean Navy, then scrapped
DD804

Sources:
U.S. Naval War College database
U.S. Warships of World War II by Paul Silverstone
GlobalSecurity.org