USS David W. Taylor
USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) in 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | David W. Taylor |
| Namesake | David W. Taylor |
| Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama |
| Laid down | 12 June 1941 |
| Launched | 4 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 17 August 1946 |
| Fate | Leased to Spain, 15 May 1957 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
| Spain | |
| Name | Almirante Ferrandíz |
| Acquired | 15 May 1957 |
| Stricken | 17 November 1987 |
| Identification | D22 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | |
| 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 |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 273 |
| Armament |
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USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral David W. Taylor (1864–1940).
She was launched 4 July 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Ala., sponsored by Mrs. Imogene Taylor Powell, daughter of namesake Rear Admiral David Taylor; and commissioned 18 September 1943.