USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Everett F. Larson and ROKS Jeonbuk.
37.7176852°N 129.0053792°E / 37.7176852; 129.0053792
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USS Everett F. Larson underway on 16 April 1969 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Everett F. Larson |
Namesake | Everett F. Larson |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 4 September 1944 |
Launched | 28 January 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. H. Larson |
Commissioned | 6 April 1945 |
Decommissioned | August 1972 |
Reclassified | DDR-830, 18 March 1949 |
Stricken | 2 June 1975 |
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Motto | Watch Dog of the Sea |
Fate | Transferred to South Korea, 30 October 1972 |
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South Korea | |
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Namesake | Jeonbuk |
Acquired | 30 October 1972 |
Decommissioned | December 1999 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-916 |
Fate | Scrapped, December 2021[citation needed] |
General characteristics | |
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Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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USS Everett F. Larson (DD/DDR-830) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Everett F. Larson (1920–1942) who was killed in the Guadalcanal campaign.