USS Stickell

	USS Stickell (DD-888) underway in 1962
History
United States
Name	USS Stickell
Namesake	John H. Stickell
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down	5 January 1945
Launched	16 June 1945
Commissioned	31 October 1945
Decommissioned	13 December 1952
Identification	Callsign: NBIK; ; Hull number: DD-888;
Reclassified	DDR-888, 1953
Recommissioned	2 September 1953
Reclassified	DD-888, 1964
Decommissioned	1 July 1972
Stricken	1 July 1972
Honors &; awards	6 battle stars (Korea); 1 battle star (Vietnam);
Fate	Transferred to Greece, 1 July 1972
Badge
Greece
Name	HS Kanaris
Namesake	Konstantinos Kanaris
Acquired	1 July 1972
Commissioned	1 July 1972
Decommissioned	15 September 1993
Stricken	1994
Identification	D212
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2002
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 long tons (2,464 t) standard; 3,520 long tons (3,576 t) full;
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers; Geared steam turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 shafts;
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	274
Armament	As built :; 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns (3×2); 12 × 40 mm AA guns; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × depth charge track; After FRAM upgrade :; 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (2×2); 1 × MK112 eight cell ASROC launcher; 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3) for Mk44/Mk46 torpedoes; 1 × depth charge track; In Hellenic Navy service :; 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (2×2); 1 × MK112 eight cell ASROC launcher; 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3) for Mk44/Mk46 torpedoes; 1 × depth charge track; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. DP gun (in floor of the helicopter deck, had separate fire control); 4 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles (2×2) (in helicopter deck);
Aircraft carried	2 × QH-50 DASH helicopters (1963-1976)

USS Stickell (DD-888) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1972. She was renamed HS Kanaris (D212) (Greek: Φ/Γ Κανάρης) in 1972 on transfer to the Hellenic Navy.

History
USS Stickell (DD-888) underway in 1962
United States
Name	USS Stickell
Namesake	John H. Stickell
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down	5 January 1945
Launched	16 June 1945
Commissioned	31 October 1945
Decommissioned	13 December 1952
Identification	Callsign: NBIK Hull number: DD-888
Reclassified	DDR-888, 1953
Recommissioned	2 September 1953
Reclassified	DD-888, 1964
Decommissioned	1 July 1972
Stricken	1 July 1972
Honors & awards	6 battle stars (Korea) 1 battle star (Vietnam)
Fate	Transferred to Greece, 1 July 1972
Badge
Greece
Name	HS Kanaris
Namesake	Konstantinos Kanaris
Acquired	1 July 1972
Commissioned	1 July 1972
Decommissioned	15 September 1993
Stricken	1994
Identification	D212
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2002
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 long tons (2,464 t) standard 3,520 long tons (3,576 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Geared steam turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	274
Armament	As built : 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns (3×2) 12 × 40 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × depth charge track After FRAM upgrade : 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (2×2) 1 × MK112 eight cell ASROC launcher 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3) for Mk44/Mk46 torpedoes 1 × depth charge track In Hellenic Navy service : 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns (2×2) 1 × MK112 eight cell ASROC launcher 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3) for Mk44/Mk46 torpedoes 1 × depth charge track 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. DP gun (in floor of the helicopter deck, had separate fire control) 4 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles (2×2) (in helicopter deck)
Aircraft carried	2 × QH-50 DASH helicopters (1963-1976)