USS Burns (DD-588)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Burns (DD-588) |
| Namesake | Hugh Otway Burns |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 9 May 1942 |
| Launched | 8 August 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Harry L. Smith |
| Commissioned | 3 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1972 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target, 20 June 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
| Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) × 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 329 |
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USS Burns (DD-588), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Hugh Otway Burns (1775–1850), a privateer in the War of 1812.
Hugh Burns was launched 8 August 1942 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Harry L. Smith, great-granddaughter of Captain Hugh Burns; and commissioned 3 April 1943.