USS Murray (DD-576)
Fletcher-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Murray.
The third USS Murray (DD/DDE-576) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Murray was named for Capt. Alexander Murray and his grandson Rear Adm. Alexander Murray
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United States | |
Name | Murray |
Namesake | Capt. Alexander Murray and his grandson Rear Adm. Alexander Murray |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 16 March 1942 |
Launched | 16 August 1942 |
Commissioned |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping to Boston Metals Company, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1966 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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Murray (DD-576) was laid down on 16 March 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas and launched on 16 August 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Frank T. Leighton. The ship was commissioned on 20 April 1943.