USS O'Bannon (DD-450)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS O'Bannon.
USS O'Bannon (DD/DDE-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon (1784–1850), the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna".
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USS O'Bannon (DD-450) in 1951 | |
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United States | |
Name | O'Bannon |
Namesake | First lieutenant Presley O'Bannon |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 3 March 1941 |
Launched | 19 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 26 June 1942 |
Decommissioned | 30 January 1970 |
Stricken | 30 January 1970 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 329 |
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O'Bannon was the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II, earning 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation.