The Fitch Destroyer ( USS Fitch (DD-462) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type .
| Fitch Destroyer | |
|---|---|
| USS Fitch (DD-462) | |
 destroyer USS Fitch (DD-462) type "Glivs" | |
| Service | |
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| Ship class and type | "Glivs" |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Boston navy yard |
| Construction started | January 6, 1941 |
| Launched | June 14, 1941 |
| Commissioned | February 3, 1942 |
| Removed from the fleet | February 24, 1956 |
| Status | sunk as a goal |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,630 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. |
| Travel speed | 37.4 knots (full) |
| Navigation range | Fuel stock 453 tons of oil 6500 miles (at 12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4x1127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 4x1 x 12.7-mm machine gun (1936) |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 Bomb Reel |
| Mine-torpedo armament | 2x5 533 mm TA |
Laid at the Boston Navy Yard shipyard, Boston January 6, 1941 . It was launched on June 14, 1941, and was launched on February 3, 1942 .
November 15, 1944 reclassified to the high-speed minesweeper DMS-25.
Launched in reserve on February 24, 1956 .
From the US Navy excluded July 1, 1971 .
November 15, 1973 sunk as a target near the east coast of Florida.
Links
- Naval History & Heritage Command. Fitch (English) . Naval Historical Center . The appeal date is February 9, 2010. Archived April 18, 2012.
- Andrew C. Toppan. DD-462 (English) . Haze Gray & Underway . The appeal date is February 9, 2010. Archived April 18, 2012.
- Paul R. Yarnall. Destroyer Photo Index DD-462 - DMS-25 USS FITCH (English) . NavSource Naval History . The appeal date is February 9, 2010. Archived April 18, 2012.