USS Stevens (DD-479)

USS Stevens (March 1943)
History
United States
NamesakeThomas Holdup Stevens and Thomas H. Stevens, Jr.
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Laid down30 December 1941
Launched24 June 1942
Commissioned1 February 1943
Decommissioned2 July 1946
Stricken27 November 1973
FateSold for scrap, 27 November 1973
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)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement336
Armament
Aircraft carried1, one catapult (removed 1943)

USS Stevens (DD-479) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was finally sold for scrap in 1973.

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