USS Rich (DD-820)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Rich.
USS Rich (DD-820/DDE-820) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was the second ship named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Ralph McMaster Rich (1916–1942), who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a naval aviator aboard USS Enterprise during the Battle of Midway.
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USS Rich (DD-820) underway in March 1968 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Rich |
Namesake | LT(JG) Ralph McMaster Rich |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation |
Laid down | 16 May 1945 |
Launched | 5 October 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Ralph McMaster Rich |
Commissioned | 3 July 1946 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1977 |
Reclassified | DDE-820, March 1950 |
Stricken | 15 December 1977 |
Homeport | Norfolk VA |
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Motto | "Hunter Killer" |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 5 December 1979 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,425 tons |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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Aviation facilities | "DASH" |
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