USS Compton
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USS Compton (DD-705), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lewis Compton, who served in active duty in the Navy during World War I and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 9 February 1940 to 13 February 1941.
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USS Compton | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Compton |
Namesake | Lewis Compton |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 28 March 1944 |
Launched | 17 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 4 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 September 1972 |
Stricken | 17 September 1972 |
Fate | To Brazil 27 September 1972 |
Brazil | |
Name | Mato Grosso |
Namesake | Mato Grosso |
Acquired | 27 September 1972 |
Stricken | Stricken July 1990 |
Fate | Stricken July 1990 and broken up for scrap. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,200 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 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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Compton was launched on 17 September 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. L. Compton; and commissioned on 4 November 1944.[1]