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.

At the other extreme, 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 Fletcher-class destroyers. The high cost of upkeep plus the copious use of asbestos and other toxic materials during construction 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.

The List

The list below 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 ownership difficult to ascertain. Wherever possible, we have relied upon information provided by the foreign navies.

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 grey 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*
  • Laid Down 1941-10-2 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-5-3 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-6-30
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1949-10-3
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-8-1
  • Sold for scrap 1972-2-22
DD445
DD 446 Radford*
  • Laid Down 1941-10-2 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-5-3 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-7-22
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-17
  • Recommissioned 1949-10-17
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-11-10
  • Sold for scrap 1970-10-1
DD446
DD 447 Jenkins*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-27 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-6-21 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-7-31
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-7-2
  • Sold for scrap 1971-2-17
DD447
DD 448 La Vallette*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-27 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-6-21 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-8-12
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-16
  • Stricken 1974-2-1
  • Sold for spare parts (Foreign Military Sales program) 1974-7-26
  • Sold for scrap 1975-1-1 Peruvian Navy
DD448
DD 449 Nicholas*
  • Laid Down 1941-3-3 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-2-19 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-6-4
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-12
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-19
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1970-1-30
  • Sold for scrap 1970-10-1
DD449
DD 450 O’Bannon*
  • Laid Down 1941-3-3 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-3-14 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-6-26
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-21
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-19
  • Decommissioned 1970-1-3
  • Stricken 1970-1-30
  • Sold for scrap 1970-6-6
DD450
DD 451 Chevalier*
  • Laid Down 1941-4-30 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-4-11 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-6-20
  • War Loss 1943-10-7 Damaged beyond repair by Japanese destroyer Yugomo off Vella Lavella, Solomons Islands. Scuttled by torpedo from destroyer La Vallette
DD451
DD 465 Saufley*
  • Laid Down 1942-1-27 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-7-19 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-8-29
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-12
  • Recommissioned 1949-12-15
  • Decommissioned 1965-1-29
  • Stricken 1966-9-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Key West 1968-2-20
DD465
DD 466 Waller*
  • Laid Down 1942-2-12 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-8-15 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-10-1
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-1
  • Recommissioned 1950-7-5
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-7-15
  • Intentionally sunk off Rhode Island 1970-6-17
DD466
DD 467 Strong*
  • Laid Down 1941-4-30 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-5-17 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-8-7
  • War Loss 1943-7-5 Sunk by Japanese destroyers off Baioko Harbor, New Georgia.
  • Stricken 1943-7-15
DD467
DD 468 Taylor*
  • Laid Down 1941-8-28 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-6-7 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-8-28
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-12-3
  • Decommissioned 1969-6-3
  • Commissioned 1969-7-2 Italian Navy (NMM Lanciere D-560)
  • Stricken/Sold 1969-7-2 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold for parts 1971-1-1 Italian Private
DD468
DD 469 De Haven*
  • Laid Down 1941-9-27 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-6-28 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-9-21
  • War Loss 1943-2-1 Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal
DD469
DD 470 Bache*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-19 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1942-7-7 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1942-11-14
  • Decommissioned 1946-2-4
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-1
  • Lost 1968-2-6 Wrecked on Rhodes, Greece, and scrapped there
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1968-3-1
DD470
DD 471 Beale*
  • Laid Down 1941-12-19 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1942-8-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1942-12-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-11
  • Recommissioned 1951-1-2
  • Decommissioned 1968-9-20
  • Stricken 1968-10-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Virginia 1969-6-24
DD471
DD 472 Guest*
  • Laid Down 1941-9-27 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-2-20 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1942-12-15
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-4
  • Loaned 1959-6-5
  • Commissioned 1959-6-5 Brazilian Navy (BNS Para D27)
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-8-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1978-1-1 Brazilian Private
DD472
DD 473 Bennett*
  • Laid Down 1941-12-10 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-4-16 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-2-9
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Loaned 1959-12-15
  • Commissioned 1959-12-15 Brazilian Navy (BNS Paraíba D28)
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-8-1
  • Sold for scrap 1978-1-1 Brazilian Private
DD473
DD 474 Fullam*
  • Laid Down 1941-12-10 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-4-16 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-3-2
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Stricken 1962-6-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Virginia 1962-7-7
DD474
DD 475 Hudson*
  • Laid Down 1942-2-20 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-6-3 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-4-13
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Stricken 1972-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1973-11-27
DD475
DD 476 Hutchins*
  • Laid Down 1941-9-27 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-2-20 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1942-11-17
  • 1945-4-27 Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa.
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-30
  • Stricken 1945-12-19
  • Sold for scrap 1948-1-10
DD476
DD 477 Pringle*
  • Laid Down 1941-7-31 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-5-2 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1942-9-15
  • War Loss 1945-4-16 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD477
DD 478 Stanly*
  • Laid Down 1941-9-15 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-5-2 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1942-10-15
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Stricken 1970-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1971-12-16
DD478
DD 479 Stevens*
  • Laid Down 1941-12-30 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-6-24 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-2-1
  • Decommissioned 1946-9-28
  • Stricken 1972-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1973-11-27
DD479
DD 480 Halford*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-3 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1942-10-29 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1943-4-10
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-15
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Sold for scrap 1970-4-2
DD480
DD 481 Leutze*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-3 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1942-10-29 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1944-3-4
  • 1945-4-6 Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa.
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-6
  • Stricken 1946-1-3
  • Sold for scrap 1947-6-17
DD481
DD 498 Philip*
  • Laid Down 1942-5-7 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-10-13 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-11-21
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-1
  • Recommissioned 1950-6-30
  • Decommissioned 1968-9-30
  • Stricken 1968-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1971-12-15
  • Lost 1972-2-2 Foundered in storm en route to breaker’s yard
DD498
DD 499 Renshaw*
  • Laid Down 1942-5-7 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-10-13 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-12-5
  • Decommissioned 1947-2-1
  • Recommissioned 1950-6-30
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1970-2-14
  • Sold for scrap 1970-10-1
DD499
DD 500 Ringgold*
  • Laid Down 1942-6-25 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-11-11 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1942-12-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-23
  • Loaned 1959-7-14
  • Commissioned 1959-7-14 West German Navy (Zerstörer-2 D-171)
  • Stricken/Sold 1981-9-18 U.S. Navy
  • Commissioned 1981-9-18 Greek Navy (HS Kimon D-42)
  • Decommissioned 1987-1-1 Greek Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1993-1-1 Greek Private
DD500
DD 501 Schroeder*
  • Laid Down 1942-6-25 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-11-11 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-1-1
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-23
  • Stricken 1972-10-1 U.S. Maritime Administration
  • Sold for scrap 1974-1-2
DD501
DD 502 Sigsbee*
  • Laid Down 1942-6-22 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1942-12-7 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-1-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-29
  • Stricken 1974-12-1 U.S. Maritime Administration
  • Sold for scrap 1975-7-31
DD502
DD 507 Conway*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-5 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-8-16 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-10-9
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-25
  • Recommissioned 1950-11-8
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-11-15
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1970-6-26
DD507
DD 508 Cony*
  • Laid Down 1941-12-24 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-8-16 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-10-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-18
  • Recommissioned 1949-11-17
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-7-2
  • Intentionally sunk as target off Puerto Rico 1970-3-20
DD508
DD 509 Converse*
  • Laid Down 1942-2-23 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-8-30 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-11-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-23
  • Loaned 1959-7-1 Spanish Navy (SPS Almirante Valdés D-23)
  • Stricken/Sold 1972-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • 1986-11-17 Decommissioned Spanish Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1988-1-1 Spanish Private
DD509
DD 510 Eaton*
  • Laid Down 1942-3-17 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-9-20 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-12-4
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-21
  • Recommissioned 1951-12-11
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-7-2
  • Intentionally sunk off Florida 1970-3-27
DD510
DD 511 Foote*
  • Laid Down 1942-4-14 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-10-11 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1942-12-22
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Stricken 1972-10-1 U.S. Maritime Administration
  • Sold for scrap 1974-1-2
DD511
DD 512 Spence*
  • Laid Down 1942-5-18 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-10-27 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-1-8
  • Lost 1944-12-18 Foundered in typhoon east of Samar.
  • Stricken 1945-1-19
DD512
DD 513 Terry*
  • Laid Down 1942-6-8 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-11-22 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-1-26
  • Decommissioned 1946-8-13
  • Stricken 1974-4-1 U.S. Maritime Administration
  • Sold 1974-7-26 to Peru for spare parts (Foreign Military Sales program)
  • Sold for scrap 1975-1-1 Peruvian Navy
DD513
DD 514 Thatcher*
  • Laid Down 1942-6-20 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-12-6 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-2-10
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-23
  • Stricken 1945-12-5
  • Sold for scrap 1948-1-23
DD514
DD 515 Anthony*
  • Laid Down 1942-8-17 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1942-12-20 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-2-26
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-17
  • Loaned 1958-1-17
  • Commissioned 1958-1-17 West German Navy (Zerstörer-1 D-170)
  • 1972-3-17 Decommissioned German Navy
  • Stricken/Sold to West Germany for parts 1972-4-15 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken 1976-1-1 West German Navy
  • Intentionally sunk by torpedo off Crete 1979-5-16 West German Navy
DD515
DD 516 Wadsworth*
  • Laid Down 1942-8-18 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-1-10 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-3-16
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Decommissioned/Loaned 1959-10-6
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-10-1
  • Commissioned 1974-10-1 West German Navy (Zerstörer-3 D-172)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1980-10-10 West German Navy
  • Purchased 1980-10-15 Greek Navy
  • Commissioned 1981-1-1 Greek Navy (HS Nearchos D-65)
  • Decommissioned 1982-9-1 Greek Navy
  • Stricken 1991-1-1 Greek Private
DD516
DD 517 Walker*
  • Laid Down 1942-8-31 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-1-31 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-4-3
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1950-9-15
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1969-7-2
  • Commissioned 1969-7-2 Italian Navy (Fante D-516)
  • Sold for scrap 1977-1-1 Italian Private
DD517
DD 518 Brownson
  • Laid Down 1942-2-15 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1942-9-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-2-3
  • War Loss 1943-12-26 Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester, New Guinea
DD518
DD 519 Daly
  • Laid Down 1942-4-29 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1942-10-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-3-10
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1960-5-2
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-4-22
DD519
DD 520 Isherwood
  • Laid Down 1942-5-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1942-11-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-4-12
  • Decommissioned 1946-2-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-5
  • Decommissioned 1961-9-11
  • Loaned 1961-10-8
  • Commissioned 1961-10-8 Peruvian Navy (BAP Almirante Guise DD-72)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-1-15 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1981-1-1 Peruvian Private
DD520
DD 521 Kimberly
  • Laid Down 1942-7-27 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-2-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-5-22
  • Decommissioned 1947-2-5
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-8
  • Decommissioned 1954-1-15
  • Loaned 1967-6-1
  • Commissioned 1967-6-1 Taiwan Navy (ROCS An Yang 997)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-1-25 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned 1999-9-16 Taiwan Navy
  • Sunk as target 2003 Taiwan Navy
DD521
DD 522 Luce
  • Laid Down 1942-8-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-3-6 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-6-21
  • War Loss 1945-5-4 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD522
DD 526 Abner Read
  • Authorized 1940-7-19
  • Laid Down 1941-10-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-8-18 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-2-5
  • War Loss 1944-11-1 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Samar
DD526
DD 527 Ammen
  • Laid Down 1941-11-29 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-9-17 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-3-12
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-5
  • 1960-7-19 Collided with Sumner-class destroyer Collett and damaged beyond repair
  • Decommissioned 1960-9-15
  • Stricken 1960-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1961-4-20
DD527
DD 528 Mullany
  • Laid Down 1942-1-16 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-10-10 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-4-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-2-14
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-8
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1971-10-6
  • Commissioned 1971-10-6 Taiwan Navy (ROCS Chiang Yang 947)
  • Decommissioned 1999-7-16 Taiwan Navy
DD528
DD 529 Bush
  • Laid Down 1942-2-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-10-27 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-5-10
  • War Loss 1945-4-6 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD529
DD 530 Trathen
  • Laid Down 1942-3-17 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-10-22 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-5-28
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-18
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-1
  • Decommissioned 1965-5-11
  • Stricken 1972-11-1
  • Sold for scrap 1973-11-1 after being used as a target
DD530
DD 531 Hazelwood
  • Laid Down 1942-4-11 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-10-20 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-6-18
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-18
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-12
  • Decommissioned 1965-3-19
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-4-14
DD531
DD 532 Heermann
  • Laid Down 1942-5-8 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-12-5 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-12
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-12
  • Decommissioned 1957-12-20
  • Loaned 1961-8-14
  • Commissioned 1961-8-14 Argentina Navy (ARA Brown D-20 )
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 Argentina Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1982-1-1 Argentina Private
DD532
DD 533 Hoel
  • Laid Down 1942-6-4 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1942-12-19 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-7-29
  • War Loss 1944-10-25 Sunk by Japanese warships off Samar
DD533
DD 534 McCord
  • Laid Down 1942-3-17 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-1-10 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-8-19
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-1
  • Decommissioned 1954-6-9
  • Stricken 1972-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1974-1-2
DD534
DD 535 Miller
  • Laid Down 1942-8-18 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-3-7 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-8-31
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-19
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-19
  • Decommissioned 1964-6-30
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-7-31
DD535
DD 536 Owen
  • Laid Down 1942-9-17 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-3-21 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-9-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-17
  • Decommissioned 1958-5-27
  • Stricken 1973-4-15
  • Sold for scrap 1973-11-27
DD536
DD 537 The Sullivans
  • Laid Down 1942-10-10 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-4-4 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-9-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1965-1-7
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Museum 1977-6-21 Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, New York
DD537
DD 538 Stephen Potter
  • Laid Down 1942-10-27 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-4-28 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-10-21
  • Decommissioned 1945-9-21
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-29
  • Decommissioned 1958-4-21
  • Stricken 1972-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1973-11-27
DD538
DD 539 Tingey
  • Laid Down 1942-10-22 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-5-28 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-11-25
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-1-27
  • 1963-8-1 Collided with destroyer escort Vammen off Southern California; damaged beyond repair
  • Decommissioned 1963-11-30
  • Stricken 1965-11-1
  • Intentionally Sunk 1966-5-1
DD539
DD 540 Twining
  • Laid Down 1942-11-20 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-7-11 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-12-1
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-14
  • Recommissioned 1950-6-10
  • Decommissioned/Sold 1971-7-1
  • Commissioned 1971-7-1 Taiwan Navy (ROCS Kwei Yang 908)
  • Stricken 1971-8-16 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned 1999-7-16 Taiwan Navy
DD540
DD 541 Yarnall
  • Laid Down 1942-12-6 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-7-25 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1943-12-30
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1950-8-31
  • Decommissioned 1958-9-30
  • Loaned 1968-6-10 Taiwan Navy
  • Commissioned 1968-6-10 Taiwan Navy (ROCS Kun Yang 934)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-1-25 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned 1999-10-16 Taiwan Navy
DD541
DD 544 Boyd
  • Laid Down 1942-4-2 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1942-10-29 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-5-8
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1950-11-24
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1969-10-1
  • Commissioned 1969-10-1 Turkish Navy (TCG İskenderun D-343)
  • Sold for scrap 1981-1-1 Turkish Private
DD544
DD 545 Bradford
  • Laid Down 1942-4-28 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1942-12-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-6-12
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-11
  • Recommissioned 1950-10-27
  • Decommissioned 1961-9-28
  • Loaned 1962-9-27
  • Commissioned 1962-9-27 Greek Navy (HS Thyella D-28)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned and sold for scrap 1981-1-1 Greek Private
DD545
DD 546 Brown
  • Laid Down 1942-6-27 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-2-21 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-7-10
  • Decommissioned 1946-8-1
  • Recommissioned 1950-10-27
  • Decommissioned 1962-2-9
  • Loaned 1962-9-27
  • Commissioned 1962-9-27 Greek Navy (HS Navarino D-63)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1
  • Decommissioned and sold for scrap 1981-10-31 Greek Private
DD546
DD 547 Cowell
  • Laid Down 1942-9-7 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-3-18 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-8-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-22
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-21
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1971-8-17
  • Commissioned 1971-8-17 Argentina Navy (ARA Almirante Storni D-24)
  • Sold for scrap 1982-1-1 Argentina Private
DD547
DD 550 Capps*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-12 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1942-5-31 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1943-6-23
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Loaned 1957-5-15
  • Commissioned 1957-5-15 Spanish Navy (SPS Lepanto D-21)
  • Stricken/Sold 1972-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1985-12-1 Spanish Private
DD550
DD 551 David W. Taylor*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-12 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1943-7-4 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1943-9-18
  • Decommissioned 1946-8-17
  • Loaned 1957-5-15
  • Commissioned 1957-5-15 Spanish Navy (SPS Almirante Ferrándiz D-23)
  • Stricken/Sold 1972-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1987-11-17 Spanish Private
DD551
DD 552 Evans*
  • Laid Down 1941-7-21 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1942-10-4 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1943-12-11
  • 1945-5-11 Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-7
  • Stricken 1945-11-28
  • Sold for scrap 1947-2-11
DD552
DD 553 John D. Henley*
  • Laid Down 1941-7-21 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1942-11-15 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1944-2-2
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Sold for scrap 1970-5-1
DD553
DD 554 Franks
  • Laid Down 1942-3-8 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1942-12-7 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-7-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Loaned 1961-7-20
  • Commissioned 1961-7-20 Brazilian Navy (BNS Paraná D29)
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-8-1
  • Sold for scrap 1982-1-1 Brazilian Private
DD554
DD 555 Haggard
  • Laid Down 1942-3-27 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-2-9 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-8-31
  • 1945-4-29 Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-1
  • Stricken 1945-11-16
  • Sold for scrap 1946-1-1
DD555
DD 556 Hailey
  • Laid Down 1942-4-11 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-3-9 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-9-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-27
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned 1960-11-3
  • Loaned 1961-7-20
  • Commissioned 1961-7-20 Brazilian Navy (BNS Pernambuco D-30)
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-8-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1982-1-1 Brazilian Private
DD556
DD 557 Johnston
  • Laid Down 1942-5-6 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-3-25 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-10-27
  • War Loss 1944-10-25 Sunk by Japanese warships off Samar
DD557
DD 558 Laws
  • Laid Down 1942-5-19 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-4-22 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-11-18
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-11-2
  • Decommissioned 1964-3-30
  • Stricken 1973-4-15
  • Sold for scrap 1973-12-3
DD558
DD 559 Longshaw
  • Laid Down 1942-6-16 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-6-4 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-12-4
  • 1945-5-14 Grounded off Okinawa
  • War Loss 1945-5-18 Destroyed by Japanese shore batteries while aground off Okinawa
DD559
DD 560 Morrison
  • Laid Down 1942-6-30 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-7-4 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1943-12-18
  • War Loss 1945-5-4 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD560
DD 561 Prichett
  • Laid Down 1942-7-20 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-7-31 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-1-15
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-14
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-17
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1970-1-10
  • Commissioned 1970-1-10 Italian Navy (Geniere D-555)
  • Sold for scrap 1975-1-1 Italian Private
DD561
DD 562 Robinson
  • Laid Down 1942-8-12 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-8-28 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-1-31
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-12
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-3
  • Decommissioned 1964-4-1
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico 1982-4-13
DD562
DD 563 Ross
  • Laid Down 1942-9-7 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-9-18 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-2-21
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-4
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-27
  • Decommissioned 1959-11-6
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico 1978-1-26
DD563
DD 564 Rowe
  • Laid Down 1942-12-7 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-9-30 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-3-13
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-5
  • Decommissioned 1959-11-6
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico 1978-2-23
DD564
DD 565 Smalley
  • Laid Down 1943-2-9 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-10-27 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-3-31
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-3
  • Decommissioned 1957-9-30
  • Stricken 1965-4-1
  • Sold for scrap 1966-1-4
DD565
DD 566 Stoddard
  • Laid Down 1943-3-10 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-11-19 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-4-15
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-11-1
  • Decommissioned 1969-9-26 (the last Fletcher to be decommissioned)
  • Stricken 1975-6-1
  • Sunk in support of fleet training 1997-7-22. Towed northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, and sunk with charges placed by a SEAL team.
DD566
DD 567 Watts
  • Laid Down 1943-3-26 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1943-12-31 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-4-29
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-12
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1964-12-1
  • Stricken 1974-2-1
  • Sold for scrap 1974-9-5
DD567
DD 568 Wren
  • Laid Down 1943-4-24 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-1-29 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-5-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-13
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-7
  • Decommissioned 1963-10-1
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-10-22
DD568
DD 569 Aulick*
  • Laid Down 1941-5-14 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-3-2 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1942-10-27
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Loaned 1959-8-21
  • Commissioned 1959-8-21 Greek Navy (HS Sfendoni D-85)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1992-10-25 Greek Navy
DD569
DD 570 Charles Ausburne*
  • Laid Down 1941-5-14 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-3-16 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1942-11-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Loaned 1960-4-12
  • Commissioned 1960-4-12 West German Navy (Zerstörer-6 D-180)
  • Stricken/Sold 1967-12-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1968-10-1 West German Private
DD570
DD 571 Claxton*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-25 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-4-1 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1942-12-8
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-18
  • Loaned 1959-12-16
  • Commissioned 1959-12-16 West German Navy (Zerstörer-4 D-178)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold to Greece for parts 1981-2-1 West German Private
DD571
DD 572 Dyson*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-25 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-4-15 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1942-12-30
  • Decommissioned 1947-3-31
  • Loaned 1960-2-23
  • Commissioned 1960-2-23 West German Navy (Zerstörer-5 D-179)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-1-1 West German Navy
  • Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) 1982-2-1 West German Navy
  • Acquired for spare parts 1982-2-1 Greek Navy
DD572
DD 573 Harrison*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-25 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-5-4 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-1-25
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-1
  • Loaned 1968-5-1
  • Commissioned 1968-5-1 Mexican Navy (ARM Cuauhtémoc E-01)
  • Stricken/Sold 1970-8-19
  • Sold for scrap 1982-1-1 Mexican Private
DD573
DD 574 John Rodgers*
  • Laid Down 1941-6-25 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-5-7 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-2-9
  • Decommissioned 1947-5-25
  • Loaned 1968-5-1
  • Commissioned 1968-5-1 Mexican Navy (ARM Cuitlahuac E-01)
  • Stricken/Sold 1970-8-19 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned 2001-7-19 Mexican Navy
  • 2005-12-7 Donation agreement to 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
  • 2008-10-1 Still moored in Lázaro Cárdenas because of lack of funds
DD574
DD 575 McKee*
  • Laid Down 1942-3-2 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-8-2 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-3-31
  • Decommissioned 1946-2-25
  • Stricken 1970-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1974-1-2
DD575
DD 576 Murray*
  • Laid Down 1942-3-16 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-8-16 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-4-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-27
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-16
  • Decommissioned 1965-5-1
  • Stricken 1966-6-1
  • Sold for scrap 1966-8-16
DD576
DD 577 Sproston*
  • Laid Down 1942-4-1 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-8-31 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-5-19
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-18
  • Recommissioned 1950-9-15
  • Decommissioned 1968-9-30
  • Stricken 1968-10-10
  • Sold for scrap 1971-12-15
DD577
DD 578 Wickes*
  • Laid Down 1942-4-15 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-9-13 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-6-16
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-20
  • Stricken 1972-11-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1974-4-8
DD578
DD 579 William D. Porter*
  • Laid Down 1942-5-7 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-9-27 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-7-6
  • War Loss 1945-6-10 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • Stricken 1945-7-11
DD579
DD 580 Young*
  • Laid Down 1942-5-7 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Launched 1942-10-15 Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas
  • Commissioned 1943-7-31
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-31
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target off Virginia 1970-3-6
DD580
DD 581 Charrette
  • Laid Down 1942-2-20 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-6-3 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-5-18
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Loaned 1959-6-16
  • Commissioned 1959-6-16 Greek Navy (A/T Velos [Α/Τ Βελος] D-16)
  • Mutiny 1973-5-23 at Fiumicino, Italy
  • Returned to Greece about 1973-6 under new crew
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1991-2-26 Greek Navy
  • Museum 1998-1-1 (Park of Maritime Tradition in Faliron Bay, Greece, near Athens)
DD581
DD 582 Conner
  • Laid Down 1942-4-16 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-7-18 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-6-8
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-5
  • Loaned 1959-9-15
  • Commissioned 1959-9-15 Greek Navy (HS Aspis D-06)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1991-2-1 Greek Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1998-1-15 Greek Navy
DD582
DD 583 Hall
  • Laid Down 1942-4-16 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1942-7-18 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Commissioned 1960-2-9 Greek Navy (HS Lonchi D-56)
  • Loaned 1960-2-9 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1990-10-1 Greek Navy
DD583
DD 584 Halligan
  • Laid Down 1942-11-9 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-3-19 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-8-19
  • War Loss 1945-3-26 Struck mine and sank off Okinawa
  • Stricken 1945-4-28
DD584
DD 585 Haraden
  • Laid Down 1942-11-9 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-3-19 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-9-16
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-2
  • Stricken 1972-11-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1973-11-1
DD585
DD 586 Newcomb
  • Laid Down 1943-3-19 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-7-1 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-11-10
  • 1945-4-6 Damaged beyond repair by five Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-20
  • Stricken 1946-3-28
  • Sold for scrap 1947-10-1
DD586
DD 587 Bell
  • Laid Down 1941-12-30 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-6-24 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-3-4
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-14
  • Stricken 1972-11-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1975-5-11
DD587
DD 588 Burns
  • Laid Down 1942-5-9 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-8-8 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-4-3
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-25
  • Stricken 1972-11-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1974-6-20
DD588
DD 589 Izard
  • Laid Down 1942-5-9 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1942-8-8 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-5-15
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Sold for scrap 1970-4-2
DD589
DD 590 Paul Hamilton
  • Laid Down 1943-1-20 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1943-4-7 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-10-25
  • Decommissioned 1945-9-24
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Sold for scrap 1970-4-2
DD590
DD 591 Twiggs
  • Laid Down 1943-1-20 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1943-4-7 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-11-4
  • War Loss 1945-6-16 Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa
  • Stricken 1945-7-11
DD591
DD 592 Howorth*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-26 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1943-1-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1944-4-3
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Stricken 1961-6-1
  • Intentionally sunk off San Diego 1962-3-8
DD592
DD 593 Killen*
  • Laid Down 1941-11-26 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1943-1-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1944-5-4
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-9
  • Stricken 1963-6-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-4-15
DD593
DD 594 Hart
  • Laid Down 1943-8-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1944-9-25 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1944-11-4
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31 Stricken 1973-4-15
  • Sold for scrap 1973-12-3
DD594
DD 595 Metcalf
  • Laid Down 1943-8-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1944-9-25 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1944-11-18
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-1
  • Stricken 1971-1-2
  • Sold for scrap 1972-6-6
DD595
DD 596 Shields
  • Laid Down 1943-8-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1944-9-25 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1945-2-8
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-14
  • Recommissioned 1950-7-15
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1972-7-1
  • Commissioned 1972-7-1 Brazilian Navy (BNS Maranhão D-33)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1990-1-1 Brazilian Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1990-6-15 Brazilian Navy
DD596
DD 597 Wiley
  • Laid Down 1943-8-10 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Launched 1944-9-25 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
  • Commissioned 1945-2-22
  • Decommissioned 1946-8-9
  • Stricken 1968-5-1
  • Sold for scrap 1970-4-2
DD597
DD 629 Abbot
  • Laid Down 1942-9-21 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-2-17 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-4-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-21
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-26
  • Decommissioned 1965-3-26
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-7-31
DD629
DD 630 Braine
  • Laid Down 1942-10-12 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-3-7 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-5-11
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-26
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-6
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1971-8-17
  • Commissioned 1971-8-17 Argentina Navy (ARA Almirante Domecq García D-23)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-11-30 Argentina Navy
  • Intentionally sunk during test of Exocet missiles 1986-11-19 Argentina Navy
DD630
DD 631 Erben
  • Laid Down 1942-10-28 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-3-21 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-5-28
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-19
  • Decommissioned 1958-6-27
  • Loaned 1963-5-16
  • Commissioned 1963-5-16 South Korean Navy (ROKS Chung Mu DD-911/DD-91)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-6-2 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned 1983-1-1 South Korean Navy; used as stationary training ship
  • Retired 1993; presumed scrapped
DD631
DD 642 Hale
  • Laid Down 1942-11-23 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-4-4 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-6-15
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-24
  • Decommissioned 1960-7-30
  • Loaned 1961-1-23
  • Commissioned 1961-1-23 Colombian Navy (Antioquia DD-01)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1973-12-20 Colombian Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1975-6-2 Colombian Private
  • Stricken 1975-6-2
DD642
DD 643 Sigourney
  • Laid Down 1942-12-7 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-4-24 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-6-29
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-20
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-7
  • Decommissioned 1960-5-1
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-7-31
DD643
DD 644 Stembel
  • Laid Down 1942-12-21 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-5-8 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-7-16
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-11-9
  • Decommissioned 1958-5-27
  • Loaned 1961-8-7
  • Commissioned 1961-8-7 Argentina Navy (ARA Rosales D-22)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-1-1 Argentina Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1982-2-1 Argentina Private
DD644
DD 649 Albert W. Grant
  • Laid Down 1942-12-30 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1943-5-29 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-11-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-16
  • Stricken 1971-4-14
  • Sold for scrap 1972-5-30
DD649
DD 650 Caperton
  • Laid Down 1943-1-11 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-5-22 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-6-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-6
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned 1960-4-27
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-1-1
DD650
DD 651 Cogswell
  • Laid Down 1943-2-1 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-6-5 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-8-17
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Recommissioned 1951-1-7
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1969-10-1
  • Commissioned 1969-10-1 Turkish Navy (TCG İzmit D342)
  • Sold for scrap 1980-1-1 Turkish Private
DD651
DD 652 Ingersoll
  • Laid Down 1943-2-18 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-6-28 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-8-31
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-19
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-4
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1970-1-20
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1974-5-19
DD652
DD 653 Knapp
  • Laid Down 1943-3-8 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-7-10 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-9-16
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-5
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-3
  • Decommissioned 1957-3-4
  • Stricken 1972-3-6
  • Sold for scrap 1973-8-27
DD653
DD 654 Bearss
  • Laid Down 1942-7-14 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1943-7-25 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1944-4-12
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-7
  • Decommissioned 1970-1-1
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-4-14
DD654
DD 655 John Hood
  • Laid Down 1942-10-12 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1943-10-25 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1944-6-7
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-3
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-3
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-4-12
DD655
DD 656 Van Valkenburgh
  • Laid Down 1942-11-15 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Launched 1943-12-19 Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.
  • Commissioned 1944-8-2
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-8
  • Decommissioned 1954-2-26
  • Loaned 1967-2-28
  • Commissioned 1967-2-28 Turkish Navy (TCG İzmir D341)
  • Stricken 1973-2-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) 1973-2-15
  • Sold for scrap 1987-1-1 Turkish Private
DD656
DD 657 Charles J. Badger
  • Laid Down 1942-9-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-4-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-7-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-21
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-10
  • Decommissioned 1957-12-20
  • Stricken 1974-2-1
  • Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) 1974-5-10
  • Acquired for spare parts 1974-5-10 Chilean Navy
DD657
DD 658 Colahan
  • Laid Down 1942-10-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-5-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-8-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-14
  • Recommissioned 1950-12-16
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1966-8-1
  • Intentionally sunk off California 1966-12-18
DD658
DD 659 Dashiell
  • Laid Down 1942-10-1 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-2-6 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-3-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-30
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-3
  • Decommissioned 1960-4-29
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-9-21
DD659
DD 660 Bullard
  • Laid Down 1942-10-16 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-2-28 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-4-9
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-20
  • Stricken 1972-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1973-12-3
DD660
DD 661 Kidd
  • Laid Down 1942-10-16 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-2-28 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-4-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-28
  • Decommissioned 1964-6-19
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Museum 1974-12-2 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
DD661
DD 662 Bennion
  • Laid Down 1943-3-19 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-7-4 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1943-12-14
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-20
  • Stricken 1971-4-15
  • Sold for scrap 1973-5-30
DD662
DD 663 Heywood L. Edwards
  • Laid Down 1943-7-4 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-10-6 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1944-1-26
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-1
  • Loaned 1959-3-10
  • Commissioned 1959-3-10 Japanese Navy (JDS Ariake DD-183)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-3-18 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1974-3-18 Japanese Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1976-1-1 Japanese Private
DD663
DD 664 Richard P. Leary
  • Laid Down 1943-7-4 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Launched 1943-10-6 Boston Naval Shipyard
  • Commissioned 1944-2-23
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Loaned 1959-3-10
  • Commissioned 1959-3-10 Japanese Navy (JDS Yugure DD-184)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-3-18 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1974-3-18 Japanese Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1976-1-1 Japanese Private
DD664
DD 665 Bryant
  • Laid Down 1942-12-30 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Launched 1943-5-29 Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
  • Commissioned 1943-12-4
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Stricken 1968-6-30
  • Intentionally sunk at target off California 1969-8-24
DD665
DD 666 Black
  • Laid Down 1942-11-14 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-3-28 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-5-21
  • Decommissioned 1946-8-5
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-18
  • Decommissioned 1969-1-1
  • Stricken 1969-9-26
  • Sold for scrap 1971-2-17
DD666
DD 667 Chauncey
  • Laid Down 1942-11-14 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-3-28 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-5-31
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-19
  • Recommissioned 1950-7-18
  • Decommissioned 1954-5-14
  • Stricken 1972-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1974-1-2
DD667
DD 668 Clarence K. Bronson
  • Laid Down 1942-12-9 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-4-18 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-6-11
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-16
  • Recommissioned 1951-6-7
  • Decommissioned 1960-6-29
  • Commissioned 1967-1-14 Turkish Navy (TCG İstanbul D340)
  • Loaned 1967-1-14 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-2-1 U.S. Navy
  • Sold for scrap 1987-1-1 Turkish Private
DD668
DD 669 Cotten
  • Laid Down 1943-2-8 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-6-12 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-7-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-3
  • Decommissioned 1960-5-2
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-7-31
DD669
DD 670 Dortch
  • Laid Down 1943-3-2 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-6-20 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-8-7
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-19
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-4
  • Decommissioned 1957-12-13
  • Commissioned 1961-8-16 Argentina Navy (ARA Espora D-21)
  • Loaned 1961-8-16 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1977-1-1 Argentina Private
DD670
DD 671 Gatling
  • Laid Down 1943-3-3 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-6-20 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-8-19
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-16
  • Recommissioned 1951-6-4
  • Decommissioned 1960-5-2
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1977-2-22
DD671
DD 672 Healy
  • Laid Down 1943-3-4 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-7-4 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-9-3
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-11
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-3
  • Decommissioned 1958-3-11
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-4-12
DD672
DD 673 Hickox
  • Laid Down 1943-3-12 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-7-4 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-9-10
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-19
  • Decommissioned 1957-12-20
  • Commissioned 1968-11-15 South Korean Navy (ROKS Pusan DD-93/DD-913)
  • Loaned 1968-11-15 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-6-2 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1989-1-1 South Korean Private
DD673
DD 674 Hunt
  • Laid Down 1943-3-31 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-8-1 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-9-22
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-31
  • Decommissioned 1963-12-30
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-8-14
DD674
DD 675 Lewis Hancock
  • Laid Down 1943-3-31 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-8-1 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-9-29
  • Decommissioned 1946-1-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-19
  • Decommissioned 1957-12-18
  • Commissioned 1967-8-2 Brazilian Navy (BNS Piauí D31)
  • Loaned 1967-8-1 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-3-15 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1989-1-1 Brazilian Private
DD675
DD 676 Marshall
  • Laid Down 1943-4-19 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-8-29 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-10-16
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned 1964-9-1
  • Stricken 1969-7-19
  • Sold for scrap 1970-7-1
DD676
DD 677 McDermut
  • Laid Down 1943-6-14 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-10-17 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-11-19
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1950-12-29
  • Decommissioned 1963-12-16
  • Stricken 1965-4-1
  • Sold for scrap 1966-1-4
DD677
DD 678 McGowan
  • Laid Down 1943-6-30 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-11-14 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-12-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-6
  • Decommissioned/Loaned 1960-11-30
  • Commissioned 1960-11-30 Spanish Navy (SPS Jorge Juan D-25)
  • Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) 1972-10-1
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1988-1-1 Spanish Private
DD678
DD 679 McNair
  • Laid Down 1943-6-30 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-11-14 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-12-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-28
  • Recommissioned 1951-7-6
  • Decommissioned 1963-12-30
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-6-10
DD679
DD 680 Melvin
  • Laid Down 1943-7-6 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Launched 1943-10-17 Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
  • Commissioned 1943-11-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-26
  • Decommissioned 1954-1-13
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1975-8-14
DD680
DD 681 Hopewell
  • Laid Down 1942-10-29 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-5-2 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-9-30
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-28
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1970-1-2
  • Intentionally sunk off California 1972-2-11
DD681
DD 682 Porterfield
  • Laid Down 1942-12-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-6-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-10-30
  • Decommissioned 1945-11-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned 1969-11-7
  • Stricken 1975-3-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1976-1-1
DD682
DD 683 Stockham
  • Laid Down 1942-12-19 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-6-25 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1944-2-11
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-11-14
  • Decommissioned 1957-9-2
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target off Puerto Rico 1977-2-17
DD683
DD 684 Wedderburn
  • Laid Down 1943-1-10 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Launched 1943-8-1 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco
  • Commissioned 1944-3-9
  • Decommissioned 1946-3-1
  • Recommissioned 1950-11-21
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1969-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1972-1-26
DD684
DD 685 Picking
  • Laid Down 1942-11-24 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-6-1 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-9-21
  • Decommissioned 1945-12-20
  • Recommissioned 1951-1-26
  • Decommissioned 1969-9-6
  • Stricken 1975-3-1
  • Intentionally sunk as target 1976-6-1
DD685
DD 686 Halsey Powell
  • Laid Down 1943-2-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-6-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-10-25
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned/Loaned 1968-4-27
  • Commissioned 1968-4-27 South Korean Navy (ROKS Seoul DD-92/DD-912 )
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-6-2 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-1-1 South Korean Private
  • Scrapped 1982
DD686
DD 687 Uhlmann
  • Laid Down 1943-3-6 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-7-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-11-22
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-14
  • Recommissioned 1950-5-23
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1972-7-15
  • Sold for scrap 1974-3-21
DD687
DD 688 Remey
  • Laid Down 1943-3-22 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-7-25 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-9-30
  • Decommissioned 1946-12-10
  • Recommissioned 1951-11-14
  • Decommissioned 1963-12-30
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Sold for scrap 1976-6-10
DD688
DD 689 Wadleigh
  • Laid Down 1943-4-5 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-8-7 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-10-19
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-1
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-3
  • Decommissioned 1962-6-28
  • Commissioned 1963-7-26 Chilean Navy (Blanco Encalada D-14)
  • Loaned 1963-7-26 U.S. Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1983-1-1 Chilean Private
DD689
DD 690 Norman Scott
  • Laid Down 1943-4-26 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-8-28 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-11-5
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Stricken 1973-4-15
  • Sold for scrap 1973-12-3
DD690
DD 691 Mertz
  • Laid Down 1943-5-10 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Launched 1943-9-11 Bath Iron Works, Maine
  • Commissioned 1943-11-19
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-23
  • Stricken 1970-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1971-12-16
DD691
DD 792 Callaghan
  • Laid Down 1943-2-21 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-8-1 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-11-27
  • War Loss 1945-7-28 Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD792
DD 793 Cassin Young
  • Laid Down 1943-3-18 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-9-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1943-12-31
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-28
  • Recommissioned 1951-9-8
  • Decommissioned 1960-4-29
  • Stricken 1974-12-1
  • Museum 1974-12-2 Boston Navy Yard
DD793
DD 794 Irwin
  • Laid Down 1943-5-2 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-10-31 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1944-2-14
  • Decommissioned 1946-5-31
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-26
  • Decommissioned 1958-1-10
  • Loaned 1968-5-10 Brazilian Navy
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-3-15 U.S. Navy
  • Commissioned 1973-3-15 Brazilian Navy (BNS Santa Catarina D-32)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1978-1-1 Brazilian Navy
DD794
DD 795 Preston
  • Laid Down 1943-6-13 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Launched 1943-12-12 Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Commissioned 1944-3-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-24
  • Recommissioned 1951-1-26
  • Decommissioned/Stricken/Sold 1969-11-15
  • Commissioned 1969-11-15 Turkish Navy (TCG Içel D344)
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1981-1-1 Turkish Navy
DD795
DD 796 Benham
  • Laid Down 1943-4-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-8-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1943-12-20
  • Decommissioned 1946-10-18
  • Recommissioned 1951-3-24
  • Decommissioned/Loaned 1960-12-15
  • Commissioned 1960-12-15 Peruvian Navy (BAP Villar DD-71)
  • Stricken/Sold 1974-1-15 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1980-1-1 Peruvian Navy
DD796
DD 797 Cushing
  • Laid Down 1943-5-3 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-9-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1944-1-17
  • Decommissioned 1947-2-3
  • Recommissioned 1951-8-17
  • Decommissioned 1960-11-8
  • Loaned 1961-7-20
  • Commissioned 1961-7-20 Brazilian Navy (BNS Paraná D-29)
  • Stricken/Sold 1973-8-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-1-1 Brazilian Navy
DD797
DD 798 Monssen
  • Laid Down 1943-6-1 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Launched 1943-10-30 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, New York City
  • Commissioned 1944-2-14
  • Decommissioned 1946-4-30
  • Recommissioned 1951-10-31
  • Decommissioned 1957-9-1
  • Stricken 1963-2-1
  • Sold for scrap 1963-10-21 Tow line parted en route to Philadelphia from Boston, and ran aground at Beach Haven, New Jersey.
DD798
DD 799 Jarvis
  • Laid Down 1943-6-7 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-2-14 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-6-3
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-29
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-8
  • Decommissioned 1960-10-24
  • Loaned 1960-11-3
  • Commissioned 1960-11-3 Spanish Navy (SPS Alcalá Galiano D-24)
  • Stricken/Sold 1972-10-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1982-1-1 Spanish Navy
DD799
DD 800 Porter
  • Laid Down 1943-7-6 Todd Pacific Shipyards
  • Launched 1944-3-13 Todd Pacific Shipyards
  • Commissioned 1944-6-24
  • Decommissioned 1946-7-3
  • Recommissioned 1951-2-9
  • Decommissioned 1953-8-10
  • Stricken 1972-10-1
  • Sold for scrap 1974-3-21
DD800
DD 801 Colhoun
  • Laid Down 1943-8-3 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-4-10 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-7-8
  • War Loss 1945-4-6 Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa
DD801
DD 802 Gregory
  • Laid Down 1943-8-31 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-5-8 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-7-29
  • Decommissioned 1947-1-15
  • Recommissioned 1951-4-27
  • Decommissioned 1964-2-1
  • Stricken 1966-5-1, then used as stationary training ship in San Diego
  • Intentionally Sunk 1971-3-4 Grounded and used as target on San Clemente Island, California
DD802
DD 803 Little
  • Laid Down 1943-9-13 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-5-22 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-8-19
  • War Loss 1945-5-3 Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa
DD803
DD 804 Rooks
  • Laid Down 1943-10-27 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Launched 1944-6-6 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle
  • Commissioned 1944-9-2
  • Decommissioned 1946-6-11
  • Recommissioned 1951-5-19
  • Decommissioned/Loaned 1962-7-26
  • Commissioned 1962-7-26 Chilean Navy (Cochrane D-15)
  • Stricken/Sold 1975-9-1 U.S. Navy
  • Decommissioned/Stricken 1983-1-1 Chilean Navy
DD804

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