USS Healy

History
United States
NamesakeHoward R. Healy
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
Laid down4 March 1943
Launched4 July 1943
Commissioned3 September 1943
Decommissioned11 March 1958
Stricken1 December 1974
FateSold for scrap, 12 April 1976
General characteristics
Class & typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW)
  • geared turbines
  • 2 propellers
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range6,500 nautical miles at 15 kn (12,000 km at 30 km/h)
Complement319
Armament

USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.