USS Norman Scott (DD-690) - Fletcher - class destroyer , which was in service with the US Navy during World War II . It was named after Norman Scott (August 10, 1889 - November 13, 1942).
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| Class and type of vessel | destroyer |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Construction started | April 26, 1943 |
| Launched | August 28, 1943 |
| Commissioned | November 5, 1943 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2250 t (standard) 2924 t (full) |
| Length | 114.8 m |
| Width | 12.05 m |
| Draft | 4.19 m |
| Reservation | deck above engine room: 12.7 mm |
| Engines | 2 vocational schools 4 boilers Babcock & Wilcox |
| Power | 60,000 h.p. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 38 knots (maximum) 36.5 knots (full) 15 knots (economic) |
| Sailing range | 6,500 miles (at 15 knots) |
| Crew | 329 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 5 × 1 - 127 mm / 38 AU Mark 12 mod. one |
| Flak | 1 × 4 - 28 mm 4 × 1 - 20 mm ZAU Oerlikon (design) 5 × 2 - 40 mm Bofors , 7 × 20 mm Oerlikon |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 4 bombers 28 depth charges |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2 × 5 533 mm TA Mark 15 |
The destroyer was laid down on April 26, 1943 at the Bath Iron Works shipyard , launched on August 28, 1943, and put into operation on November 13, 1943, under the command of Commander Ovens.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
On January 14, 1944, Norman Scott left Boston and, with USS Canberra (CA-70), sailed to Pearl Harbor , arriving there on February 1. The destroyer took part in the Gilbert Marshall operation , escorting the USS Gambier Bay escort carrier (CVE-73) . Norman Scott took an active part in the Marian-Palau operation . The destroyer provided fire support during the invasion of Saipan and the battle of Tinian.
Rewards
The destroyer was awarded seven stars for service in World War II .
Notes
- This article contains text from the public domain of the American Warships Dictionary . The entry can be found here .