USS Wilkes (DD-441)

History
United States
NameWilkes
NamesakeCharles Wilkes
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down1 November 1939
Launched31 May 1940
Commissioned22 April 1941
Decommissioned4 March 1946
Stricken16 September 1968
FateSold for scrap, 29 June 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Wilkes (DD-441) was a Gleaves-class destroyer commissioned in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. After spending several decades in the reserve fleet, the destroyer was scrapped in 1972.

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