USS Ordronaux
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Ordronaux (DD-617) |
| Namesake | John Ordronaux |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
| Laid down | 25 July 1942 |
| Launched | 9 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 27 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
| Speed | 37.6 knots (69.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 276 |
| Armament | 4 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 4 × 40 mm, 5 × 21" (533 mm) tt. |
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USS Ordronaux (DD–617) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Ordronaux, the 19th-century privateersman.
Ordronaux was laid down 25 July 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River, Massachusetts; launched 9 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. J. Henry Judik; and commissioned 13 February 1943.