Fletcher-class Destroyers

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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 — Fletcher, 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 — an astonishing 59 years, 1 month and 16 days after the first Fletcher destroyer was commissioned; it was also the last Fletcher destroyer to be scrapped, in 2010.

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%. Some Fletchers suffered terribly while protecting the fleet; De Haven was bombed and sunk just 134 days after being commissioned. Nine were heavily damaged by kamikaze attacks at Okinawa.

(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.

We also have an excellent external overview of the main parts of a Fletcher-class destroyer.

Names and variations

Most Fletchers were named after Navy and Marine Corps heroes. Most of those sent to foreign navies after World War II were renamed, though some that were used only for spare parts kept their original American names. Six surplus Fletchers given to West Germany in the 1960s were to be used temporarily until German-made ships were available, and so instead of formal names they were given only numbers (Destroyer 1 to 6); as it turned out, most were used for nearly two decades.

Fletchers were built in two visually distinctive variations: Round-bridge (also known as high-bridge) had a curved pilot house; square-bridge (or low-bridge) has a more angular pilot house that was roomier, had better visibility and was easier to fabricate; no round-bridge examples remain. In addition, after World War II the mainmasts on most Fletchers 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. Despite the external variations, the general interior layout varied very little.

We are 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, as built

Displacement: 2,050 tons.
Dimensions: 369¼’ at waterline; 376½’ overall length; 39½’ beam; 17¾’ draft, keel to waterline.
Power: Two geared turbines; total 60,000 horsepower, 37 knots (42½ m.p.h.).
Armament:
- 5 × 5” guns
- 10 × 40mm anti-aircraft guns
- 7 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns
- 10 × 21” torpedo tubes
- 6 depth charge launchers
- 2 depth charge racks
Crew: 310

Disposing of U.S. Navy ships

Many Fletcher-class destroyers were commissioned more than once, usually as a result of the Cold War. 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:

Scrapping

Transfer to U.S. Maritime Administration

Foreign transfer

Experimental/target

Donation

Historic memorial

Transfer to other government/non-government agencies

Navy sale

The high cost of upkeep plus the copious use of asbestos and other toxic materials meant that most Fletchers were scrapped or intentionally sunk; four remain as floating museums (in Boston; Buffalo, New York; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and near Athens, Greece). Bits and pieces of others are scattered worldwide; for example, one of Hailey’s 5-inch gun turrets is a naval gunnery monument in Brazil, and a 5-inch gun turret from a Chilean Fletcher is displayed in Viña del Mar.

About this List

This list of major milestones is updated periodically. We have especially attempted to trace the fates of Fletchers that served in foreign navies. In some cases conflicting information make exact dates, foreign hull numbers and final dispositions difficult to ascertain. Wherever possible, we have relied upon information provided by the foreign navies.

Ships and footnotes are listed in order of U.S. Navy hull number. 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 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
DD 445	Fletcher*	1941-10-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-5-3 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-6-30 — Commissioned at New York Navy Yard 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1949-10-3 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1969-8-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken 1972-2-22 — Sold for scrap to Tai Kien Industry Co. of Sanchong City, Taipei County, and towed to Taiwan†

DD 446	Radford*	1941-10-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-5-3 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-7-22 — Commissioned 1946-1-17 — Decommissioned at San Francisco 1946-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-446 1949-10-17 — Recommissioned 1962-8-2 — Reclassified as DD-446 1969-11-10 — Decommissioned at San Francisco and stricken 1970-10-1 — Sold for scrap and towed to Zidell Explorations of Portland, Oregon, from Vallejo, California

DD 447	Jenkins*	1941-11-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-6-21 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-7-31 — Commissioned 1946-5-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-1-2 — Reclassified as DDE-447 1952-11-2 — Recommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-447 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken 1971-2-17 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan†

DD 448	La Vallette*	1941-11-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-6-21 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-8-12 — Commissioned 1946-4-16 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1974-2-1 — Stricken 1974-7-26 — Sold to Peruvian Navy for spare parts (Foreign Military Sales program) 1975 — Sold for scrap by Peruvian Navy

DD 449	Nicholas*	1941-3-3 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-2-19 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-6-4 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-449 at Long Beach, California 1951-2-19 — Recommissioned 1962-7-1 — Reclassified as DD-449 1969-11-19 — Declared unfit for further service 1970-1-30 — Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and stricken^[449] 1970-10-1 — Sold for scrap and later towed to Zidell Explorations, Inc., of Portland, Oregon 1972 — Scrapped at Zidell Explorations, Inc., of Portland, Oregon 2008-8-7 — Ship’s bell dedicated at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.

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 at Long Beach, California 1951-2-19 — Recommissioned 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-450 1970-1-30 — Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1970-1-30 — Stricken 1970-6-6 — Sold to Union Minerals & Alloy, New York, for scrap 1972 — Scrapped

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. Fletcher-class destroyer La Vallette

DD 465	Saufley*	1942-1-27 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-7-19 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-8-29 — Commissioned 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1949-3-15 — Reclassified as DDE-465 1949-12-15 — Recommissioned 1951-1-1 — Reclassified as experimental destroyer EDDE-465 1962-7-1 — Reclassified as DD-465 1965-1-29 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, then used as test ship 1966-9-1 — Stricken 1968-2-20 — Intentionally sunk during explosives test 20 miles south of Sugarloaf Key, Florida

DD 466	Waller*	1942-2-12 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-8-15 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-10-1 — Commissioned 1946-6-10 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-466 1950-7-5 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-466 1969-7-15 — Decommissioned at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, and Stricken 1970-2-2 — Authorized to be used as a target ship 1970-6-17 — Intentionally sunk by aircraft 150 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

DD 467	Strong*	1941-4-30 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-5-17 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-8-7 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1943-7-5 — War Loss; sunk by torpedoes from Japanese destroyers and shore fire off Baioko Harbor, New Georgia, Solomon Islands 1943-7-15 — Stricken

DD 468	Taylor*	1941-8-28 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-6-7 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-8-28 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-5-9 — Moved to San Francisco 1951-1-2 — Reclassified as DDE-468 1951-12-3 — Recommissioned at San Francisco 1962-8-7 — Reclassified as DD-468 1969-5 — Determined to be uneconomical to upgrade 1969-6-3 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1969-7-2 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Italy 1969-7-2 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (NMM Lanciere D-560) at San Diego 1970 — Never used for active duty; immediately laid up and used as spare parts for Fante and Geniere 1971-1-1 — Stricken by Italian Navy and scrapped

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; bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal^[469]

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-1-2 — Reclassified as DDE-470 1951-10-1 — Recommissioned at Boston 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-470 1968-2-6 — Dragged anchor in severe storm and ran aground near Rhodes Yacht Club, Greece; hull split open 1968-2-17 — More damage in second storm at Rhodes, Greece; repeated towing attempts failed 1968-2-26 — Decommissioned at Rhodes, Greece 1968-3-1 — Stricken and scrapped on site

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 at New York Navy Yard 1946-4-11 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-1-2 — Recommissioned at Boston as DDE-471 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-471 1968-9-30 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1968-10-1 — Stricken 1969-6-24 — Intentionally sunk as target about 250 miles east of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

DD 472	Guest*	1941-9-27 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-2-20 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1942-12-15 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-6-4 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1959-6-5 — Loaned to Brazil 1959-6-5 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Pará D-27) at Bremerton, Washington 1973-8-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Brazil 1978 — Decommissioned and stricken by Brazilian Navy 1983-2-22 — Target for MM-38 Exocet missile fired from Brazilian Niterói-class frigate; scuttled by two torpedos fired from Brazilian Balao-class submarine Ceará 80 nautical miles south of Cabo Frio lighthouse (near Rio de Janeiro), Brazil

DD 473	Bennett*	1941-12-10 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-4-16 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-2-9 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1959-12-15 — Loaned to Brazil 1959-12-15 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Paraíba D-28) at Bremerton, Washington 1973-8-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Brazil 1978 — Sold by Brazil for scrap

DD 474	Fullam*	1941-12-10 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-4-16 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-3-2 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1957-9-1 — Towed to Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, and fitted with scientific instruments in preparation for use as target in nuclear weapons tests 1958 — Used as target and contaminated by radioactivity during Operation Hardtack I underwater atomic bomb tests Wahoo and Umbrella near Enewetak Atoll 1960 — Severely damaged in a series of underwater explosion tests on Chesapeake Bay near the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland 1962-5-28 — Determined to be contaminated by radiation and of no further use 1962-6-1 — Stricken 1962-7-7 — Intentionally sunk by Bullpup missiles and gunfire 180 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia

DD 475	Hudson*	1942-2-20 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-6-3 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-4-13 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1945-5-4 — Severely damaged off Okinawa while fighting fires aboard the heavily damaged escort carrier Sangamon. Repaired and returned to duty 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1947-1 — Moved to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1972-12-1 — Stricken 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Oregon 1973-12-14 — Scrapped by Zidell Explorations, Inc., at Tacoma, Washington

DD 476	Hutchins*	1941-9-27 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-2-20 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1942-11-17 — Commissioned 1945-4-27 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze speedboat off Okinawa 1945-11-30 — Decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington 1945-12-19 — Stricken 1948-1-10 — Sold to Learner & Co. of Oakland, California, for scrap

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

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1945-4-12 — Struck by Japanese rocket-powered suicide aircraft off Okinawa 1945-9-22 — Assigned to Pacific Reserve Fleet while at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1946-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1947-1-15 — Moved to Long Beach, California 1970-12-1 — Stricken 1971-12-16 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1946-9-28 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-12-1 — Stricken 1973-11-27 — Sold to Zidell Explorations of Portland, Oregon, for scrap

DD 480	Halford*	1941-6-3 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1942-10-29 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1943-4-10 — Commissioned 1946-5-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1968-5-1 — Stricken 1970-4-2 — Sold for scrap to National Metal & Steel Co., Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California†

DD 481	Leutze*	1941-6-3 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1942-10-29 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-3-4 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1945-4-6 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 1945-12-6 — Decommissioned 1946-1-3 — Stricken 1947-6-17 — Sold to Thomas Harris of Barker, New Jersey, for scrap

DD 498	Philip*	1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-10-13 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-11-21 — Commissioned 1947-1-1 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1949-3-13 — Reclassified as DDE-498 1950-6-30 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1962-7-1 — Reclassified at DD-498 1968-9-30 — Decommissioned 1968-10-1 — Stricken 1971-12-15 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan 1972-2-2 — Foundered in storm 400 miles east of Wake Island en route to breaker’s yard on Taiwan

DD 499	Renshaw*	1942-5-7 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-10-13 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-12-5 — Commissioned at Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1947-2-1 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-499 1950-6-30 — Recommissioned at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia 1962-8-2 — Reclassified as DD-499 1970-2-14 — Decommissioned and Stricken by U.S. Navy 1970-10-1 — Sold to Zidell Explorations, Inc., of Portland, Oregon, for scrap

DD 500	Ringgold*	1942-6-25 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-11-11 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-12-24 — Commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City 1946-3-23 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1959-7-14 — Loaned to West Germany 1959-7-14 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-2 D-171) at Charleston, South Carolina 1981-9-15 — Arrived at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1981-9-18 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1981-9-18 — Decommissioned by West German Navy at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1981-9-18 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Kimon [Α/Τ Κιμων] D-42) at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1987 — Decommissioned and placed in reserve by Greek Navy 1993-8-12 — Stricken and sold by Greece for scrap to Dörtel Gemi Söküm Ltd. in Aliaga, Turkey

DD 501	Schroeder*	1942-6-25 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-11-11 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-1-1 — Commissioned 1946-4-29 — Decommissioned at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap to Southern Scrap Materials Co., New Orleans

DD 502	Sigsbee*	1942-6-22 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1942-12-7 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-1-23 — Commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York 1945-4-14 — Severely damaged in kamikaze attack off Okinawa^[502] 1946-5-1 — Placed in reserve fleet at Charleston, South Carolina 1947-3-31 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1974-12-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap to Consolidated Steel of Brownsville, Texas

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1950 — Reclassified as DDE-507 1950-11-8 — Recommissioned at Boston 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-507 1969-11-15 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia and stricken by U.S. Navy 1970-6-26 — Towing cable parted; intentionally sunk off Rhode Island as a hazard to navigation by 5-inch gunfire from destroyer Henley

DD 508	Cony*	1941-12-24 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-8-16 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-10-30 — Commissioned at Boston 1946-6-18 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1949-3-26 — Reclassified as DDE-508 1949-11-17 — Recommissioned 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-508 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and stricken by U.S. Navy 1970-3-20 — Intentionally sunk by amphibious ship gunfire 60 miles northeast of Las Croabas, Puerto Rico

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1959-7-1 — Loaned to Spanish Navy (Almirante Valdés D-23) at Philadelphia 1972-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1985-6-13 — Collided off Cartagena with Spanish submarine Siroco 1986-11-17 — Decommissioned by Spanish Navy 1988 — Sold by Spanish Navy for scrap

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-1-2 — Reclassified as DDE-510 1951-12-11 — Recommissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1962-6-30 — Reclassified as DD-510 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy 1970-3-27 — Intentionally sunk by gunfire 90 miles off Norfolk, Virginia

DD 511	Foote*	1942-4-14 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-10-11 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-12-22 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1943-11-2 — Torpedoed during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Maritime Administration 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap to Southern Scrap Material Co., New Orleans

DD 512	Spence*	1942-5-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-10-27 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-1-8 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1944-12-18 — Lost; capsized in typhoon east of Samar, Philippines 1945-1-19 — Stricken

DD 513	Terry*	1942-6-8 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-11-22 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-1-26 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-8-13 — Decommissioned at San Diego 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

DD 514	Thatcher*	1942-6-20 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-12-6 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-2-10 — Commissioned 1945-5-20 — Struck and severely damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 1945-7-19 — Struck and lightly damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft in Nakagusuku Bay, off Okinawa 1945-11-23 — Decommissioned after being declared uneconomical to repair 1945-12-5 — Stricken 1948-1-23 — Sold to Lerner Co. of Oakland, California, for scrap

DD 515	Anthony*	1942-8-17 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1942-12-20 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-2-26 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-4-17 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1958-1-17 — Loaned to West Germany 1958-1-17 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-1 D-170) at Charleston, South Carolina 1972-3-17 — Decommissioned by West German Navy at Kiel 1972-4-15 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to West Germany for parts; moored at Kiel 1976 — Stricken by West German Navy 1978-6-9 — Towed to Souda Bay, Crete, and used as Harpoon guided missile target until 1978-6-26 1979-5-16 — Scuttled by torpedo from West German submarine U-29 off Crete

DD 516	Wadsworth*	1942-8-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-1-10 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-3-16 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-4-18 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1959-10-6 — Loaned to West Germany 1959-10-6 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-3 D-172) at Charleston, South Carolina 1974-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to West Germany 1980-10-10 — Arrived at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1980-10-15 — Decommissioned and stricken West German Navy 1980-10-15 — Sold to Greece by West Germany and transferred at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1981-1-1 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Nearchos [Α/Τ Νεαρχος] D-65) 1982-9-1 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy and used for spare parts 1991 — Stricken by Greece and scrapped

DD 517	Walker*	1942-8-31 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-1-31 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-4-3 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-9-15 — Reclassified as DDE-517 1950-9-15 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1956-7-1 — Reclassified as DD-517 1969-7-2 — Decommissioned at San Diego, then immediately stricken and sold to Italy by U.S. Navy 1969-7-2 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (Fante D-561) at San Diego 1975 — Decommissioned by Italian Navy 1977 — Stricken by Italian Navy 1978 — Sold for scrap by Italian Navy

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 dive bombers off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-4-22 — Sold for scrap to North American Smelting Corp. of Wilmington, Delaware†

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 at New York Navy Yard 1946-2-1 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-4-5 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1961-9-11 — Decommissioned 1961-10-8 — Loaned to Peru 1961-10-8 — Commissioned into Peruvian Navy (BAP Almirante Guise DD-72) 1974-1-15 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1981 — Decommissioned by Peruvian Navy 1984? — Exocet missile and torpedo target, but not sunk [unconfirmed information] 1981 — Sold for scrap by Peru

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-2-8 — Recommissioned 1954-1-15 — Decommissioned Charleston, South Carolina 1967-6-1 — Loaned to Taiwan 1967-6-1 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS An Yang DD-18/DD-997/DDG-918) at Boston Navy Yard 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 SUT (Surface and Underwater Torpedo) fired from submarine during Lien Hsing 90 exercise off Chia Lu Tang beach, Pingtung County, in southern Taiwan^[521]

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 two Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Kerama Retto, near Okinawa

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, Philippines

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 at Bethlehem Steel shipyard, San Francisco 1946-4-15 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-4-5 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-7-19 — Rammed broadside by Sumner-class destroyer Collett in fog 8 miles off Newport Beach, California; damaged beyond repair^[527] 1960-9-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1960-10-1 — Stricken 1961-4-20 — Sold for scrap to National Metal & Steel, Los Angeles

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 1946-2-13 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-3-8 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1971-10-6 — Decommissioned at Los Angeles-Long Beach Naval Base; Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1971-10-6 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS Chiang Yang DD-9/DD-947/DDG-909) at Los Angeles-Long Beach Naval Base 1999-7-16 — Decommissioned at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and stricken by Taiwanese Navy 2001-11-2 — Sunk off Gongliao Township, Taipei County, northeast Taiwan, as artificial reef^[528]

DD 529	Bush	1942-2-12 — Laid Down, Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco 1942-10-27 — Launched, Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco 1943-5-10 — Commissioned at Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco 1945-4-6 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa

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 at San Diego 1951-8-1 — Recommissioned 1965-3-15 — Towed to San Diego from Todd Shipyard, Los Angeles 1965-5-11 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-6 — Declared uneconomical to update 1972-11-1 — Stricken and authorized for use as target in Harpoon tests 1973-11 — Sold for scrap after being used as a target off Southern California

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 at San Diego 1951-9-12 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1965-3-19 — Decommissioned and stored at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-4-14 — Sold for scrap to Union Minerals & Iron Co. of New York City†

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 at San Diego 1951-9-12 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1957-12-20 — Decommissioned at Boston; stored at South Boston Naval Annex 1961-8-14 — Loaned to Argentina 1961-8-14 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Brown D20) 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Argentina 1976-3-15 — Decommissioned by Argentine Navy and assigned to Directorate of Naval Material 1979-12-18 — Sold for scrap to Establecimientos Metalúrgicos Santa Rosa, Argentina 1982 — Scrapped

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, Philippines

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 at San Diego 1951-8-1 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1954-6-9 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1972-10-1 — Stricken 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap to Southern Scrap Material Co. of New Orleans

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 at San Diego 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1964-6-30 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia; later stored at Philadelphia 1971-8-5 — Renamed James Miller†^[535] 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap to Union Metals & Iron Company of New York City

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 at San Diego 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1958-5-27 — Decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1973-4-15 — Stricken 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap to to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon†

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 at San Francisco 1946-1-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned at Los Angeles 1965-1-7 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1977-6-21 — Donated as Museum, Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, New York

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 in San Francisco 1945-9-21 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-3-29 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1958-4-21 — Decommissioned at San Francisco Naval Shipyard 1972-12-1 — Stricken 1973-11-27 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon†

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 — Struck broadside amidships by destroyer escort Vammen 200 miles off Southern California, en route to Hawaii; returned to drydock in San Diego but determined to be damaged beyond economical repair 1963-11-30 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1965-11-1 — Stricken 1966-5-1 — Sunk by gunfire from Bannock-class fleet tug Tawasa off San Clemente Island, California†^[539]

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 at San Francisco 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-6-10 — Recommissioned 1971-7-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy 1971-7-1 — Transferred to Taiwan 1971-8-16 — Sold to Taiwan 1971-11-21 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (ROCS Kwei Yang DD-8/DD-956/DDG-908) 1999-7-16 — Decommissioned at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, by Taiwanese Navy; stored for parts in Kaohsiung Harbor Naval Shipyard 2003-9-4 — Intentionally torpedoed by Taiwanese submarine Hai Lung during Han Kuang 19 exercises off Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan^[540]

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 at San Diego 1950-8-31 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1958-9-30 — Decommissioned 1968-6-10 — Loaned to Taiwan at Hawaii; towed to Taiwan 1968-10-7 — Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy (as minelayer ROCS Kun Yang DD-19/DD-934/DDG-919) 1974-1-25 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Taiwan 1999-10-16 — Decommissioned by Taiwanese Navy at Hsinpin Wharf, Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan; presumed scrapped or used as target

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 at Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-11-24 — Recommissioned 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy, then sold to Turkey 1969-10-1 — Delivered to Turkish Navy 1970-10-6 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İskenderun D-343) at Gölcük Naval Base, Turkey 1982-1-20 — Decommissioned by Turkish Navy 1982 — Sold for scrap by Turkey; possibly used for spare parts

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 at San Diego 1950-10-27 — Recommissioned 1961-9-28 — Decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington 1962-9-27 — Loaned to Greece 1962-9-27 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Thyella [Α/Τ Θυελλα] D-28) at Seattle 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Greece 1981-1-1 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy and sold for scrap

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 at San Pedro, Los Angeles 1946-8-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-10-27 — Recommissioned 1962-2-9 — Decommissioned 1962-9-27 — Loaned to Greece 1962-9-27 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Navarino [Α/Τ Ναυαρινον] D-63) at Seattle 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Greece 1981-10-31 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy and sold for scrap

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 at San Diego 1951-9-21 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1971-8-17 — Decommissioned at Treasure Island, San Francisco; stricken by U.S. Navy and donated to Argentina 1971-8-17 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Storni D-24) at Treasure Island, San Francisco 1979-12-30 — Decommissioned by Argentine Navy at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base 1981-12-29 — Sold for scrap to Padovani Shipyards, Campana, Argentina

DD 550	Capps*	1941-6-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1942-5-31 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-6-23 — Commissioned 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California 1957-5-15 — Loaned to Spain 1957-5-15 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (Lepanto D-21) 1972-10-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1983-12-12 — Major shipboard fire while anchored at Ferrol, Spain 1985-12-31 — Decommissioned and sold for scrap by Spanish Navy

DD 551	David W. Taylor*	1941-6-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-7-4 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-9-18 — Commissioned 1946-8-17 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1957-5-15 — Loaned to Spain 1957-5-23 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (Almirante Ferrándiz 41/D-22) at San Francisco 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Spain 1987-11-17 — Decommissioned by Spanish Navy at Ferrol, Spain, and sold for scrap

DD 552	Evans*	1941-7-21 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1942-10-4 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-12-11 — Commissioned at Mobile, Alabama 1945-5-11 — Damaged beyond repair by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 1945-8-17 — Repair work at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, halted 1945-9-10 — Declared uneconomical to repair 1945-11-7 — Decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1945-11-28 — Stricken 1947-2-11 — Sold for scrap to J.C. Beckwit & Co., San Francisco†

DD 553	John D. Henley*	1941-7-21 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1942-11-15 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1944-2-2 — Commissioned 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned at San Diego, then moved to Bremerton, Washington 1968-5-1 — Stricken 1970-5-1 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon

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 at San Pedro, Los Angeles 1972-12-1 — Stricken 1973-08-1 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon†

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 at Norfolk, Virginia 1945-11-16 — Stricken 1946-3-3 — Scrapped at Norfolk Navy Yard

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 at San Diego 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1960-11-3 — Decommissioned at Portsmouth, Virginia 1961-7-20 — Loaned to Brazil 1961-7-20 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Pernambuco D-30) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1982-4-4 — Decommissioned by Brazilian Navy 1982 — Sold by Brazil and scrapped 1987-2-11 — Surviving 5-inch (127mm) gun and mount dedicated as monument at Rio de Janeiro naval base

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, Philippines 2021-04-1 — Wreckage discovered at 21,000 feet off Samar, Philippines

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 at San Diego 1951-11-2 — Recommissioned at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California 1964-3-30 — Decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1973-4-15 — Stricken 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap to American Ship Dismantlers of Portland, Oregon 1973-12-28 — Transferred to American Ship Dismantlers for scrapping

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

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 four Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 1957-7 — Wreckage donated to government of the Ryukyu Islands

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 at San Diego 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned 1970-1-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken by U.S. Navy, then sold to Italy 1970-1-17 — Commissioned into Italian Navy (Geniere D-555) 1975 — Decommissioned and stricken by Italian Navy and sold for scrap

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 at Seattle 1946-6-12 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1964-6-5 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1982-4-13 — Intentionally sunk by Los Angeles-class submarine Cincinnati 310 nautical miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico†

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 at San Diego 1951-10-27 — Recommissioned 1959-11-6 — Decommissioned at Beaumont, Texas, and moved to Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1978-1-26 — Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-10-5 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1959-11-6 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1978-2-23 — Intentionally sunk off Puerto Rico

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 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Washington 1946-7-9 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-7-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1957-9-30 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia^[565] 1965-4-1 — Stricken 1966-1-4 — Sold for scrap to Portsmouth Salvage Co. of Virginia†

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 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle 1946-7-8 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-3-9 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1969-9-26 — Decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1975-6-1 — Stricken^[566] 1976-6-30 — Started service as target and test vessel at Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California 1997-7-22 — Towed 73 miles north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, and sunk with charges placed by a SEAL team

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 at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned 1964-12-1 — Decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington 1974-2-1 — Stricken 1974-9-5 — Sold to General Metals Co. of Tacoma, Washington, for scrap

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-9-7 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1963-10-1 — Decommissioned 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-10-22 — Sold to North American Smelting Co. of Wilmington, Delaware, for scrap

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 to Greece 1959-8-21 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Sfendoni [Α/Τ Σφενδονη] D-85) at Philadelphia 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Greece 1992-10-25 — Decommissioned and stricken by Greek Navy; stored at Souda Bay, Crete 1997 — Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-4-12 — Loaned to West Germany 1960-4-12 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-6 D-180) 1967 — Rammed stern of West German frigate Karlsruhe at Bremerhaven; moderate bow damage 1967-12-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to West Germany 1967-12-15 — Decommissioned by West German Navy at Kiel 1968-10-9 — Sold by VEBEG (Federal Disposal Sales and Marketing Agency) to Fa. Harmsdorf, Lübeck, West Germany 1969 — Towed to Lübeck, West Germany 1981-10 — Towed to Neustadt-in-Holstein, West Germany, and used for damage control training; then towed to Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel and scrapped

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1959-12-15 — Loaned West Germany 1959-12-15 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-4 D-178) at Charleston, South Carolina 1974-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to West Germany 1980-10-10 — Arrived at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1981-2-26 — Decommissioned by West German Navy at Salamis Naval Base, Greece 1981-2-26 — Sold to Greece for spare parts by West Germany; stored at Crete 1992-6 — Scrapped at Elevsis, Greece

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-2-17 — Loaned to West Germany 1960-2-23 — Commissioned into West German Navy (Zerstörer-5 D-179) at Charleston, South Carolina 1974-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy 1982-2-26 — Sold (Foreign Military Sales program) by U.S. Navy to West German Navy 1982-2-26 — Decommissioned and stricken by West German Navy at Souda Bay, Crete 1982-2-26 — Sold to Greece for spare parts by West Germany 1992-6 — Scrapped at Elevsis, Greece

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1965 — Moved to Philadelphia 1968 — Moved to Orange, Texas 1968-5-1 — Loaned to Mexico 1968-5-1 — Commissioned into Mexican Navy (ARM Cuauhtémoc E-01) 1970-8-19 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Mexico 1982 — Decommissioned by Mexican Navy and dismantled

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1968-5-1 — Loaned to Mexico 1968-5-1 — Commissioned into Mexican Navy (ARM Cuitláhuac E-02/E-01) 1970-8-19 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Mexico 2001-7-19 — Decommissioned from Mexican Navy; last Fletcher worldwide to be decommissioned from active service 2005-12-7 — Donation agreement with Beauchamp Tower Corporation of Milton, Florida, for restoration as a museum 2006-11-30 — President of Mexico formalized donation to Beauchamp Tower Corporation 2006-12-30 — Towed to civilian wharf in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, from nearby Tenth Naval District base 2010-7-15 — Declared abandoned; condemned as a hazard to navigation by the captain of the port of Lázaro Cárdenas and ordered to be scrapped^[574] 2010-9-6 — Scrapped at Reciclajes Ecologicos Maritimos, S.A de C.V. (ECOMAR), Lázaro Cárdenas 2011-4 — Scrapping completed

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1970-10-1 — Stricken and moved to Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Orange, Texas 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap to Southern Scrap Material Co. of New Orleans†

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 1951-1-2 — Reclassified DDE-576 1951-10-16 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1962-6-20 — Reclassified DD-576 1965-5-1 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1966-6-1 — Stricken 1966-8-16 — Sold for scrap to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore

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 at San Diego 1950-9-15 — Recommissioned at San Diego as DDE-577 1962 — Reclassified as DD-577 1968-9-30 — Decommissioned 1968-10-10 — Stricken 1971-12-15 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan

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 and authorized for use as target in Harpoon tests 1974-4-8 — Intentionally sunk as target off California

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 Aichi D3A “Val” kamikaze dive bomber off Okinawa 1945-7-11 — Stricken

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1968-5-1 — Stricken 1970-3-6 — Intentionally sunk by naval gunfire 114 miles west-northwest of Virginia Beach†

DD 581	Charrette	1942-2-20 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-6-3 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-5-18 — Commissioned 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1959-6-16 — Loaned to Greece 1959-7-15 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Velos [Α/Τ Βελος] D-16) at Long Beach, California 1973-5-23 — Mutiny at Fiumicino, Italy 1973-6 (circa) — Returned to Greece under new crew 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Greece 1991-2-26 — Decommissioned by Greek Navy 1994 — Donated as museum ship 2000-12-14 — Transferred to Salamis Naval Base, Greece, for restoration 2002-6-26 — Museum (Park of Maritime Tradition in Faliron Bay, Greece, near Athens)^[581]

DD 582	Conner	1942-4-16 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-7-18 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-6-8 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-7-5 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California 1959-9-15 — Loaned to Greece 1959-9-15 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Aspis [Α/Τ Ασπις] D-06) at Long Beach, California 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Greece 1991-2-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by Greek Navy 1997-5 — Scrapped at Perama, Greece

DD 583	Hall	1942-4-16 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1942-7-18 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-7-6 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1960-2-9 — Loaned to Greece 1960-2-9 — Commissioned into Greek Navy (A/T Lonchi [Α/Τ Λογχη] D-56) at Long Beach, California 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

DD 584	Halligan	1942-11-9 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-3-19 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-8-19 — Commissioned, Boston Navy Yard 1945-3-26 — War Loss; struck mine between Kerama Retto and Okinawa, then drifted aground on Tokashiki 1945-4-28 — Stricken 1957 — Hulk donated to government of Ryukyu Islands

DD 585	Haraden	1942-11-9 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-3-19 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-9-16 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-7-2 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-11-1 — Stricken and authorized for use as target in Harpoon tests 1973-11-1 — Intentionally sunk as target by Harpoon missile, probably off Southern California

DD 586	Newcomb	1943-3-19 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-7-4 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1943-11-10 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1945-4-6 — Damaged beyond repair by five Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Iejima, near Okinawa 1945-11-20 — Decommissioned 1946-3-28 — Stricken 1947-10-1 — Scrapped at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-11-1 — Stricken and authorized for use as target in Harpoon tests 1975-5-11 — Intentionally sunk as target off San Clemente Island, California

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1946-6-25 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-11-1 — Stricken and authorized for use as target in Harpoon tests 1976-6-29 — Intentionally sunk as target by Mk-71 8”/55 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun laser-guided fire from Forrest Sherman-class destroyer Hull about 2,000 yards off southern San Clemente Island, California^[588]

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 at San Diego 1968-5-1 — Stricken 1970-4-2 — Sold for scrap to National Metal & Steel, Los Angeles

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 to National Metal & Steel, Los Angeles

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; torpedoed and then hit by Japanese kamikaze airplane off Senaga Shima, near Okinawa 1945-7-11 — Stricken 1957 — Hulk donated to the government of the Ryukyu Islands

DD 592	Howorth*	1941-11-26 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1943-1-10 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-4-3 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1957-9-1 — Towed to Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, and fitted with scientific instruments in preparation for use as target in nuclear weapons tests 1958 — Used as target and contaminated by radioactivity during Operation Hardtack I underwater atomic bomb tests Wahoo and Umbrella near Enewetak Atoll 1961-6-1 — Stricken 1962-3-8 — Intentionally torpedoed off San Clemente Island, California^[592]

DD 593	Killen*	1941-11-26 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1943-1-10 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-5-4 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-7-9 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1957-9-1 — Towed to Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, and fitted with scientific instruments in preparation for use as target in nuclear weapons tests 1958 — Used as target and contaminated by radioactivity during Operation Hardtack I underwater atomic bomb tests Wahoo and Umbrella near Enewetak Atoll 1963-6-1 — Stricken; assigned to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, as target vessel 1975-4-15 — Sunk as a missile target in shallow waters at Bahía Salina del Sur, Vieques, Puerto Rico^[593] 1975-4-16 — Some parts reportedly salvaged by Andy International Inc. of Miami†

DD 594	Hart	1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-11-4 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California 1973-4-15 — Stricken 1973-11-1 — Offered by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon†

DD 595	Metcalf	1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-11-18 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-3-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1971-1-2 — Stricken 1972-6-6 — Sold for scrap to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., New York City†

DD 596	Shields	1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1945-2-8 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned 1950-7-15 — Recommissioned 1972-3 — Declared uneconomical to upgrade 1972-7-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken by U.S. Navy; sold to Brazil 1972-7-6 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Maranhão D-33) at San Diego 1990-6-15 — Sold for scrap by Brazilian Navy 1990-7-6 — Decommissioned and stricken by Brazilian Navy

DD 597	Wiley	1943-8-10 — Laid Down, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1944-9-25 — Launched, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1945-2-22 — Commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington 1946-8-9 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1968-5-1 — Stricken 1970-4-2 — Sold to National Metal & Steel Corp. of Los Angeles for scrapping

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 Navy Yard 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

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 Navy Yard 1946-7-26 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-4-6 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1971-4-7 — Declared surplus 1971-8-10 — Sold to Argentina 1971-8-17 — Decommissioned at Treasure Island, San Francisco, and stricken by U.S. Navy 1971-8-17 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Almirante Domecq García D-23) at Treasure Island, San Francisco 1982-11-30 — Decommissioned and stricken by Argentine Navy at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base 1983-5-4 — Transferred to Naval Operations Command as target ship 1986-11-19 — Intentionally sunk during test of Exocet missiles and torpedoes by Argentine Navy, 120 miles south of Mar del Plata, Argentina

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 at Long Beach, California 1958-6-27 — Decommissioned 1963-5-16 — Loaned to South Korea 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 — Decommissioned by South Korean Navy; used as stationary training ship 1993 — Retired and presumed scrapped

DD 642	Hale	1942-11-23 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-4-4 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-6-15 — Commissioned at Boston 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-3-24 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1960-7-30 — Decommissioned at Boston 1961-1-23 — Loaned to Colombia 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 at Cartagena

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 to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore

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 at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base 1981-12-29 — Sold for scrap to Padovani Shipyard, Campana, Argentina 1982 — Scrapped

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 to Levin Metals Corp. of San Jose, California†

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; stored at Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility 1974-12-1 — Stricken and transferred (probably to U.S. Maritime Administration) 1975-1982 — Major parts, including four Mk-14 21-inch torpedo tubes, removed for Kidd restoration at Philadelphia 1983 (circa) — Sunk as target off Puerto Rico

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 at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-6-7 — Recommissioned 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned and stricken by U.S. Navy; sold and delivered to Turkey 1970-10-6 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İzmit D342) 1980-8-15 — Decommissioned by Turkey 1981 — Sold for scrap by Turkey

DD 652	Ingersoll	1943-2-18 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-6-28 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-8-31 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-7-19 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-5-4 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1970-1-20 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken; used as target ship for Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, California† 1974-5-19 — Intentionally sunk by gunfire 10 miles north of Santa Catalina Island, California

DD 653	Knapp	1943-3-8 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-7-10 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-9-16 — Commissioned at Boston 1946-7-5 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-5-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1957-3-4 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California 1972-3-6 — Stricken 1973-8-27 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, Oregon; bridge and antiaircraft gun retained as exhibits at Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon

DD 654	Bearss	1942-7-14 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-7-25 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1944-4-12 — Commissioned at Mobile, Alabama 1947-1-31 — Decommissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina 1951-9-7 — Recommissioned Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned at Portsmouth, Virginia; stored at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-4-14 — Sold to Union Metals & Alloys, New York City, for scrap

DD 655	John Hood	1942-10-12 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-10-25 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1944-6-7 — Commissioned at Alabama State Docks, Mobile 1946-7-3 — Decommissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina 1964-6-30 — Decommissioned 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-11-1 — Offered for sale as scrap by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 1976-4-12 — Sold to Luria Bros. & Co. of Philadelphia for scrap

DD 656	Van Valkenburgh	1942-11-15 — Laid Down, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1943-12-19 — Launched, Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama 1944-8-2 — Commissioned at Alabama State Docks, Mobile 1946-4-15 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-3-8 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1954-2-26 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1967-2-28 — Loaned to Turkey and delivered 1967-8-2 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İzmir D341) 1973-2-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy 1973-2-15 — Ownership returned to United States; immediately sold (Foreign Military Sales program) to Turkey 1986-7-25 — Decommissioned by Turkish Navy 1987 — Sold for scrap by Turkey

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 Navy Yard; stored at South Boston Naval Annex 1974-2-1 — Stricken 1974-5-10 — Sold (Security Assistance Program) to Chile 1974-5-10 — Acquired by Chilean Navy as barracks ship and for spare parts to maintain ex-Rooks and ex-Wadleigh. Later scrapped

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 at San Diego 1950-12-16 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1966-8-1 — Decommissioned and stricken 1966-12-18 — Intentionally sunk by aircraft weapons 40 miles south of San Clemente Island, California

DD 659	Dashiell	1942-10-1 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-2-6 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 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

DD 660	Bullard	1942-10-16 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-2-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-4-9 — Commissioned 1946-12-20 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1972-12-1 — Stricken 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap to American Ship Dismantlers Inc. of Portland, Oregon

DD 661	Kidd	1942-10-16 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-2-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-4-23 — Commissioned 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-3-28 — Recommissioned 1964-6-19 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1974-12-2 — Donated as floating museum 1982-5-32 — Arrived under tow at Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1983-8-27 — Museum opened at Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1986-1-14 — Designated National Historic Landmark

DD 662	Bennion	1943-3-19 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-7-4 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 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

DD 663	Heywood L. Edwards	1943-7-4 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-10-6 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1944-1-26 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-7-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1959-3-10 — Loaned to Japan at Long Beach, California, and towed to Yokosuka 1959-3-10 — Commissioned into Japanese Navy (JDS Ariake DD-183) at Long Beach, California 1959-4-16 — Arrived under tow at Yokosuka, Japan 1960-4-12 — Began service in Japanese Navy 1974-3-9 — Decommissioned by Japanese Navy at Yokosuka 1974-3-10 — Returned to the U.S. Navy in Japan; determined to be uneconomical to upgrade 1974-3-18 — Stricken by U.S. Navy 1976-8-21 — Sold for scrap to China Dismantled Vessel Trading Corp. of Taipei, Taiwan; dismantled in South Korea

DD 664	Richard P. Leary	1943-7-4 — Laid Down, Boston Navy Yard 1943-10-6 — Launched, Boston Navy Yard 1944-2-23 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1959-3-10 — Loaned to Japan at Long Beach, California, and towed to Yokosuka 1959-3-10 — Commissioned into Japanese Navy (JDS Yugure DD-184) at Long Beach, California 1959-4-16 — Arrived Yokosuka, Japan, under tow 1960-1 — Began service in Japanese Navy 1974-3-9 — Decommissioned by Japanese Navy 1974-3-10 — Returned to the U.S. Navy in Japan; determined to be uneconomical to upgrade 1974-3-18 — Stricken by U.S. Navy 1976 — Sold for scrap to China Dismantled Vessel Trading Corp. of Taipei, Taiwan; dismantled in South Korea

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 at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina 1945-4-16 — Struck and heavily damaged by kamikaze aircraft and bomb off Okinawa 1945-9-20 — Declared unfit after failing sea trials off California 1946-7-9 — Deactivated and placed in reserve, in commission, at San Diego 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1968-6-30 — Stricken 1969-8-24 — Used as target off San Clemente Island, California 1976-4 — Sold for scrapping to Luria Bros. & Co. 1976-7 — Scrapped

DD 666	Black	1942-11-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-3-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-5-21 — Commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City 1946-8-5 — Decommissioned at San Pedro, Los Angeles 1951-7-18 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1969-9-21 — Decommissioned 1969-9-26 — Stricken 1971-2-17 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan

DD 667	Chauncey	1942-11-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-3-28 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-5-31 — Commissioned 1945-12-19 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-7-18 — Recommissioned 1954-5-14 — Decommissioned 1972-10-1 — Stricken 1974-1-2 — Sold for scrap to Southern Scrap Material Co. of New Orleans

DD 668	Clarence K. Bronson	1942-12-9 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-4-18 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-6-11 — Commissioned 1946-7-16 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-6-7 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-6-29 — Decommissioned 1967-1-14 — Loaned to Turkey and handed over 1967-5-12 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İstanbul D340) 1973-2-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Turkey 1986-7-25 — Decommissioned by Turkish Navy 1987 — Stricken by Turkish Navy and sold for scrap

DD 669	Cotten	1943-2-8 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-6-12 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-7-24 — Commissioned 1946-7-15 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-7-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-7-31 — Sold for scrap to Consolidated Steel Co. of Brownsville, Texas

DD 670	Dortch	1943-3-2 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-6-20 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-8-7 — Commissioned 1946-7-19 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-5-4 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1957-12-13 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1961-8-16 — Loaned to Argentina 1961-8-19 — Commissioned into Argentine Navy (ARA Espora D-21) 1974-11 — Final Argentine Navy cruise; deactivated 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Argentina 1977 — Decommissioned and stricken by Argentina; sold to Aranta S.A. (possibly in 1978) for scrap 1979-2 — Delivered to Aranta S.A. for scrapping

DD 671	Gatling	1943-3-3 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-6-20 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-8-19 — Commissioned at New York Navy Yard 1946-7-16 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-6-4 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1960-5-2 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1977-2-22 — Sold to Union Minerals & Alloys of New York City for scrap

DD 672	Healy	1943-3-4 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-7-4 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-9-3 — Commissioned at New York Navy Yard 1946-7-11 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1951-8-3 — Recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1958-3-11 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-4-12 — Sold to Luria Bros. & Co. of Philadelphia for scrap

DD 673	Hickox	1943-3-12 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-7-4 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-9-10 — Commissioned 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned 1957-12-20 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1968-11-15 — Loaned to South Korea 1968-11-15 — Commissioned into South Korean Navy (ROKS Pusan [sometimes spelled Busan] D-93/DD-913) 1975-6-2 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to South Korea 1989 — Decommissioned and stricken by South Korea; scrapped

DD 674	Hunt	1943-3-31 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-8-1 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-9-22 — Commissioned at New York City 1945-12-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-10-31 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-8-14 — Sold for scrap to Consolidated Steel Corporation of Brownsville, Texas†

DD 675	Lewis Hancock	1943-3-31 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-8-1 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-9-29 — Commissioned 1946-1-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1957-12-18 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1967-8-1 — Loaned to Brazil 1967-8-2 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Piauí D-31) 1973-3-15 — Stricken by U.S. Navy 1973-4-11 — Sold to Brazil by U.S. Navy 1989-6-2 — Decommissioned at Rio de Janeiro Naval Base and stricken by Brazilian Navy; reported scrapped

DD 676	Marshall	1943-4-19 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-8-29 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-10-16 — Commissioned 1945-12-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned 1969-7-19 — Decommissioned and Stricken 1970-7 — Sold to Zidell Explorations of Portland, Oregon, for scrap

DD 677	McDermut	1943-6-14 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-10-17 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-11-19 — Commissioned 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned 1950-12-29 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1963-9-21 — Collided with Fletcher-class destroyer Gregory off Southern California; both ships declared uneconomical to repair 1963-12-16 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1965-4-1 — Stricken 1966-1-4 — Sold to National Metal & Steel Corp. of Terminal Island, Los Angeles, for scrap

DD 678	McGowan	1943-6-30 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-11-14 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-12-20 — Commissioned 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned at Los Angeles Naval Base 1960-11-30 — Decommissioned by U.S. Navy at Barcelona and loaned to Spain 1960-12-1 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (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

DD 679	McNair	1943-6-30 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-11-14 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-12-30 — Commissioned 1946-5-28 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-7-6 — Recommissioned at Los Angeles Naval Base 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-6-10 — Sold to Ship’s Inc. of Camden, New Jersey, for scrap

DD 680	Melvin	1943-7-6 — Laid Down, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-10-17 — Launched, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey 1943-11-24 — Commissioned 1946-5-31 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-2-26 — Recommissioned 1954-1-13 — Decommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 1960 — Moved to Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1975-8-14 — Sold to Trebor Marine Corp. of Camden, New Jersey, for scrap

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 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles 1947-1-15 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-3-28 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1970-1-2 — Decommissioned and stricken 1972-2-11 — Intentionally sunk off west coast of San Clemente Island, California, by Walleye missile†

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 at San Pedro, Los Angeles 1945-11-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego and moved to Long Beach, California 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1969-11-7 — Decommissioned 1975-3-1 — Stricken 1976 — Designated for use as target 1982-7-18 — Intentionally sunk as target off California by Tomahawk cruise missile fired from the Sturgeon-class submarine Guitarro

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 at San Diego 1951-11-14 — Recommissioned 1957-9-2 — Decommissioned 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1977-2-17 — Intentionally sunk as target off Puerto Rico

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 at San Francisco 1946-3-1 — Decommissioned 1950-11-21 — Recommissioned 1969-10-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego and stricken 1972-1-26 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan

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 at San Diego 1951-1-26 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1952-11-16 — Collided with Fletcher-class destroyer Porter in dense fog off Virginia; slight damage^[685] 1969-9-6 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California 1975-3-1 — Stricken 1997-2-27 — Used as gunnery target and scuttled 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico

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 at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City 1946-12-10 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-4-27 — Recommissioned 1968-4-27 — Decommissioned at Long Beach, California, by U.S. Navy and loaned to South Korea 1968-4-27 — Commissioned into South Korean Navy (ROKS Seoul DD-92/DD-912) at Long Beach, California 1975-6-2 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1982-1-15 — Decommissioned by South Korean Navy, stricken and scrapped

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 at Brooklyn Navy Yard 1946-6-14 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1950-5-23 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1971-11-24 — Declared unfit for service; oldest destroyer in the U.S. Navy 1972-7-15 — Decommissioned at Naval Reserve Center Pier, Tacoma, Washington, and stricken; stored at Bremerton, Washington^[687] 1974-4-9 — Sold for scrap to Zidell Explorations of Portland, Oregon†

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 at San Diego 1951-11-14 — Recommissioned 1963-12-30 — Decommissioned at Philadelphia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1976-6-10 — Sold for scrap to Ships Inc. of Camden, New Jersey†

DD 689	Wadleigh	1943-4-5 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-8-7 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-10-19 — Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 1946-6-20 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-10-3 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1962-6-28 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1962-7-26 — Loaned to Chile 1962-7-26 — Commissioned into Chilean Navy (Blanco Encalada D-14) 1975-9-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Chile 1982-4-19 — Decommissioned by Chilean Navy and then used as barracks ship 1982-6-8 — Authorized by Chilean Navy for disposal 1991-9-28 — Sunk off southern Chile by Harpoon missile launched from the U.S. Spruance-class destroyer O’bannon during Operation Unitas XXXII exercise

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 at Boston 1944-7-24 — Heavily damaged off Tinian by shore gunfire 1946-4-30 — Decommissioned 1973-4-15 — Stricken 1973-12-3 — Sold for scrap to American Ship Dismantlers Inc. of Portland, Oregon

DD 691	Mertz	1943-5-10 — Laid Down, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-9-11 — Launched, Bath Iron Works, Maine 1943-11-19 — Commissioned at Boston 1946-4-23 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-7-1 — Moved to Long Beach, California 1959-1-1 — Moved to Stockton, California 1970-10-1 — Stricken 1971-12-16 — Sold for scrap to Chou’s Iron & Steel Co. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan

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 float biplane west of Kerama Retto, near Okinawa

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 at Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Los Angeles 1946-5-28 — Decommissioned at San Pedro, Los Angeles 1951-9-8 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1960-4-29 — Decommissioned at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia 1974-12-1 — Stricken 1974-12-2 — Loaned for use as Museum, Boston Navy Yard

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 at San Diego 1951-2-26 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1958-1-10 — Decommissioned 1968-5-10 — Loaned to Brazil 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

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 at San Diego 1951-1-26 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1969-11-15 — Decommissioned at Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, and stricken by U.S. Navy; sold and delivered to Turkey 1970-10-6 — Commissioned into Turkish Navy (TCG İçel D344) 1980-8-15 — Decommissioned and Stricken by Turkish Navy, then scrapped 1981 — Stricken by Turkish Navy, then scrapped

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 at Long Beach, California 1960-12-15 — Decommissioned at Boston by U.S. Navy and loaned to Peru 1960-12-15 — Commissioned into Peruvian Navy (BAP Villar DD-71) at Boston 1974-1-15 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Peru 1980-4-21 — Approved for decommissioning by Peruvian Navy 1980-5-13 — Decommissioned and stricken by Peruvian Navy 1980-5-28 — Stripped of spare parts 1980 — Used as target during Exocet SS38 missile test fired by BAP Ferre, but not sunk 1980 — Sold for scrap by Peru

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 at Long Beach, California 1951-8-17 — Recommissioned at Long Beach, California 1960-11-8 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1961-7-20 — Loaned to Brazil 1961-7-20 — Commissioned into Brazilian Navy (CT Paraná D-29) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia 1973-8-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1982-4-4 — Decommissioned and stricken by Brazilian Navy, then scrapped

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 at San Diego 1951-10-31 — Recommissioned 1957-9-1 — Decommissioned at Boston 1962-3-6 — Tow line parted in storm en route to Philadelphia from Boston; grounded at Beach Haven Inlet, New Jersey 1962-4 — Towed to Philadelphia, but found uneconomical to repair 1963-2-1 — Stricken 1963-10-21 — Sold for scrap to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. of New York City

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 at Philadelphia 1960-11-3 — Loaned to Spain 1960-11-3 — Commissioned into Spanish Navy (Alcalá Galiano 44/D-24) at Philadelphia 1972-10-1 — Stricken by U.S. Navy and sold to Spain 1988-12-15 — Decommissioned and stricken by Spanish Navy, then scrapped

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 1952-11-16 — Collided with Fletcher-class destroyer Picking in dense fog off Virginia^[800] 1953-8-10 — Decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia 1972-10-1 — Stricken 1974-3-21 — Sold for scrap

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; heavily damaged by several Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa and scuttled by gunfire from Cassin Young in the East China Sea, 20 miles northwest of Iheya Island near Okinawa

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 1963-9-21 — Collided with Fletcher-class destroyer McDermut off Southern California; both ships declared uneconomical to repair 1964-2-1 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1966-5-1 — Stricken 1966-5-20 — Used as stationary training ship Indoctrinator in San Diego 1971-1-8 — Removed from service in San Diego and designated for use as target off San Clemente Island, California 1971-3-4 — Grounded on San Clemente Island, California, in storm 1972 — Towed to west shore of San Clemente Island, California, and destroyed

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 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle 1945-5-3 — War Loss; sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft 40 miles west of Kumejima, Okinawa

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 at Todd Pacific Shipyard, Harbor Island, Seattle 1946-6-11 — Decommissioned at San Diego 1951-5-19 — Recommissioned at San Diego 1962-7-26 — Loaned to Chile 1962-7-28 — Decommissioned by U.S. Navy at Norfolk, Virginia 1962-7-28 — Commissioned into Chilean Navy (Cochrane D-15) 1975-9-1 — Stricken and sold by U.S. Navy 1981 — Decommissioned 1982-4-19 — Stricken by Chilean Navy 1983 — Scrapped

* Round-bridge design; all others are square-bridge.
† Information graciously provided by Tin Can Sailors, the Massachusetts-based destroyer veterans’ organization. Courtesy of Tin Can Sailors, used with permission.
449: When decommissioned in 1970, Nicholas was the last active U.S. warship that was present at the World War II surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay on 1945-9-2.
469: The first Fletcher-class destroyer sunk in action, and the Fletcher with the shortest service before war loss — just 134 days after commissioning.
502: Sigsbee’s fantail was nearly sheared off, but the ship returned to the East Coast of the United States and was repaired — just in time for the end of the war. Almost as soon as repairs were completed, Sigsbee was deactivated.
521: A month after unsuccessful exercises that resulted in the somewhat over-complicated scuttling of the Fletcher-class destroyer Kwei Yang (ex-Twining), the Taiwanese Navy chose An Yang (ex-Kimberly) as a target and towed it off southern Taiwan. This time the SUT (Surface and Underwater Torpedo) did its job, and the veteran warship sank.
527: Ammen was sailing south to San Diego after unloading ammunition at Seal Beach, and was rammed broadside by Collett. The collision killed 11 sailors aboard Ammen. Only Collett, which had no major casualties, was repaired.
528: Although the artificial reef was requested by Gongliao Township, an official chart shows Chiang Yang a few kilometers to the southeast, off northern Yilan County. This was the only Fletcher-class destroyer included in Taiwan’s Warship Reef program.
535: Renamed James Miller so as not to be confused with the Knox-class destroyer escort Miller, which was launched in 1972 and named after the Pearl Harbor hero Cook Third Class Doris “Dorie” Miller†
539: The sinking may have been inadvertent, or at least premature; by some accounts the fleet tug Tawasa was towing Tingey to a test range off San Clemente Island, California, when its commander requested permission to fire a few 3-inch gun shots at the target. Unexpectedly, Tingey sank.
540: Parts of ROCS Kwei Yang (ex-Twining), including its mast and a 5” gun, are said to be in Conscription Park in Keelung City, Taiwan. Details of the intentional sinking are vague. During the exercise the Taiwanese Zwaardvis-class submarine Hai Lung fired a SUT (Surface and Underwater Torpedo) at Kwei Yang in shallow waters off the Yilan County coast, but the torpedo missed and nearly sank the submarine; the torpedo was found by some fishermen a few days later, beached many miles away and still armed. Meanwhile, Hai Lung fired a second SUT, but its guide wire fouled in the shallows and it too went missing. A third SUT apparently did the trick, sinking Kwei Yang without further incident. In another botched test that day, a Sidewinder air-to-air missile failed to explode. According to Taiwan News, the fiasco caused the Taiwanese Navy to hastily schedule more exercises, known as Lien Hsing 90, exactly a month later on 2003-10-14; this resulted in the sinking of another Fletcher target vessel, An Yang (ex-Kimberly). In June 2010 Hai Lung lost yet another SUT, and the Taiwanese Navy offered a $937 reward for its return.
565: In early 1957, Smalley grounded on a sandbar off Bahrain in the Persian Gulf and drydocked at Karachi, Pakistan, to replace a screw. The grounding, which also ruined the sonar gear and bent a propeller shaft, was found to be caused by misplaced channel buoys (Cotten struck the same sandbar minutes earlier, but with less dire consequences). On 1957-6-12, Smalley drydocked at Charleston Naval Shipyard in South Carolina, and apparently the remaining damage was judged so severe that the ship was retired. A memorial plaque honoring Smalley is at Freedom Park in Omaha, Nebraska.
566: The last Fletcher to be stricken from the Navy List, nearly 35 years after the 2,100-ton destroyer class was designed. Stoddard earned three battle stars for World War II and three more for the Vietnam War.
574: For several years after 2006, the warship formerly known as John Rodgers was moored unattended at the granary pier of Infraestructura Portuaria del Golfo S.A. de C.V. in the Pacific port of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico. The ship eventually occupied three different civilian moorings in Lázaro Cárdenas after its handover and was towed to and fro a total of four times. As the ship deteriorated, harbor officials publicly expressed concern that it was becoming a hazard to navigation and might simply founder at its wharf. In a newspaper article on 2010-7-6, a port official told La Jornada Michoacán that the ship was no longer seaworthy. He said that a last-minute offer by Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás Hidalgo to convert the ship into a combined museum, classroom and conference center was refused because of the poor condition of the hull, and because the bid came too late. Several other attempts to repatriate the ship to the United States failed because of the high legal, preparation and towing costs. The condemnation order took effect on 2010-8-2. On 2010-8-28, an article in the newspaper La Opinión de Michoacán noted that the ship had just been towed to the Ecomar ship dismantling terminal after sitting at the granary pier for 3½ years instead of the 15 days promised by Beauchamp Tower when they took possession in 2006. Dismantling of the derelict vessel began in September 2010. The metal was sold to a smelter in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, and scrapping was completed in April 2011. For a summary of the ship’s decade-long travails, including its abandonment by Beauchamp Tower Corporation of Milton, Florida, see the 2008 and 2012 New York Times articles.
581: A/T Velos is preserved as a museum near Athens. Its revered place in modern Greek history is unique, and it is the only Fletcher that was commandeered by mutineers. Commander Nicholaos Pappas and some of the crew became political refugees, but all who wished were reinstated to the Greek Navy after the fall of the military junta of 1967–1974.
588: The wreckage of Burns was identified by civilian divers off southern San Clemente Island, California, in late 2009 and early 2010. See video of the dive.
592: Sunk off San Clemente Island by one experimental torpedo each fired from the Tench-class Volador and the Sailfish-class Salmon of Submarine Flotilla 1. Officials said the experiment was conducted, somewhat belatedly, to determine the cause of a series of dud torpedos that plagued the U.S. Navy during World War II; it’s possible that this was a cover story to obscure the disposal of the radioactive ship.
593: The mildly radioactive wreckage of Killen (and its purported cargo of mysterious storage drums) have been surveyed many times. Some reports indicate that only half or less of the hull is present at the announced wreck site, leading to speculation that some of the ship was salvaged. The whereabouts of other pieces of Killen or their possible radioactivity level have never been determined.
685: Damage to Picking may have been slight, but Porter was decommissioned a few months later.
687: The last Fletcher-class destroyer decommissioned by the U.S. Navy and, at the time, the Navy’s oldest commissioned destroyer: 28 years, 7 months and 24 days between initial commissioning and final decommissioning. This record was easily surpassed many times in the 1980s and 1990s, most notably in 1993 by the Farragut-class guided missile destroyer Mahan, which was continuously commissioned for an amazing 32½ years.
800: The collision damage was said to be slight, but Porter was quickly decommissioned. Picking was repaired and returned to duty.