The destroyer Plankett ( eng. USS Plunkett (DD-431) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type .
| Destroyer Plankett | |
|---|---|
| USS Plunkett (DD-431) | |
 USS Plunkett (DD-431) destroyer of the Glives type | |
| Service | |
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| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Federal shipbuilding |
| Construction started | March 1, 1939 |
| Launched | March 9, 1940 |
| Commissioned | July 17, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 3, 1946 |
| Status | scrapped |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1630 tons (standard design) 1838 tons (standard) 2572 tons (full) |
| Length | 106.15 m |
| Width | 11.00 m |
| Draft | 4.01 m |
| Engines | 2 screws, 2 steam turbines , 4 boilers |
| Power | 50 000 liters with. |
| Speed | 37.4 knots (full) |
| Sailing range | Fuel reserve 453 tons of oil 6,500 miles (12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4x 1 127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 4x1 x 12.7 mm machine gun (1936) |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 bomb spreaders |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2x5 533 mm TA |
Laid down at Federal Shipbuilding , Kearney , NJ on March 1, 1939 . Serial number: 160. Launched on March 9, 1940 , entered service on July 17, 1940 . Put in reserve on May 3, 1946 .
February 16, 1959 transferred to Taiwan, where February 16, 1959 was commissioned under the name DD-17 "Nan Yang." Expelled March 1, 1974, returned to the United States March 1, 1974.
It was expelled from the US Navy on November 1, 1974, and in 1975 it was disassembled and scrapped.
Links
- Naval History & Heritage Command. Plunkett (English) . Naval Historical Center . Date of treatment August 11, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.
- Andrew C. Toppan. DD-431 (English) . Haze Gray & Underway . Date of treatment February 9, 2010.
- Paul R. Yarnall. Destroyer Photo Index DD-431 USS PLUNKETT (English) . NavSource Naval History . Date of treatment February 9, 2010.
- David W. McComb. USS Plunkett (DD-431), Gleaves-class destroyer in World War II . Destroyer History . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.