USS Floyd B. Parks
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USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974.
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USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), in 1971 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Floyd B. Parks |
Namesake | Floyd B. Parks |
Laid down | 30 October 1944 |
Launched | 31 March 1945 |
Commissioned | 31 July 1945 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1973 |
Stricken | 2 July 1973 |
Identification | DD-884 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 April 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
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Length | 390.5 ft (119.0 m) |
Beam | 40.9 ft (12.5 m) |
Draft | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft; General Electric steam turbines; 4 boilers; 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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