USS Jouett (DD-396)
USS Jouett during a naval review, New York, 1939 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Jouett (DD-396) |
| Namesake | James Edward Jouett |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 26 March 1936 |
| Launched | 24 September 1938 |
| Commissioned | 25 January 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 1 November 1945 |
| Honors & awards | 3 battle stars |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Somers-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) |
| Length | 390 ft 11 in (119.15 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 11 in (11.25 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Electric turbines, 52,000 hp (38,776 kW) |
| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Complement | 235 |
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USS Jouett (DD-396) was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett.
Jouett was laid down on 26 March 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 24 September 1938, sponsored by Mrs. J. R. Todd; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 25 January 1939.