USS Sterett (DD-407)

History
United States
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Laid down2 December 1936
Launched27 October 1938
Commissioned15 August 1939
Decommissioned2 November 1945
Stricken25 February 1947
FateSold 10 August 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeBenham-class destroyer
Displacement1500 tons
Length341 ft 3 5/8 in
Beam35 ft 6 1/8 in
Draught17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Speed40.7 kt
Complement251
Armament

USS Sterett (DD-407) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Andrew Sterett.

The Sterett was laid down on 2 December 1936 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Camilla Ridgely Simpson; and commissioned on 15 August 1939.

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