USS Stockham (DD-683)

History
United States
Namesake	Fred W. Stockham
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	19 December 1942
Launched	25 June 1943
Commissioned	11 February 1944
Decommissioned	30 August 1946
Recommissioned	14 November 1951
Decommissioned	2 September 1957
Stricken	1 December 1974
Fate	Sunk as target 17 February 1977
General characteristics
Class & type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 7 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW);; 2 propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km); at 15 kt;
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm),; 10 × 40 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

USS Stockham (DD-683), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient Gy.Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, USMC (1881–1918).

Stockham (DD-683) was laid down on 19 December 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at San Francisco, California; launched on 25 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Melba Mattingly; and commissioned on 11 February 1944, Commander E. P. Holmes in command.