USS Ozbourn
USS Ozbourn with USS Kitty Hawk in 1963 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Ozbourn |
| Namesake | Joseph W. Ozbourn |
| Laid down | 16 June 1945 |
| Launched | 22 December 1945 |
| Commissioned | 5 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1975 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 December 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,425 tons |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Private Joseph W. Ozbourn (1919–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "great personal valor" during the Battle of Tinian.
Ozbourn was laid down by Bath Iron Works on 16 June 1945. The destroyer was launched on 22 December 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph W. Ozbourn. The vessel was commissioned on 5 March 1946.