USS John W. Weeks
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For USS Weeks, see USS Weeks (DE-285).
USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of rear admiral. Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on 4 March 1921.
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United States | |
Name | John W. Weeks |
Namesake | John Wingate Weeks |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 17 January 1944 |
Launched | 21 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 21 July 1944 |
Decommissioned | 12 August 1970 |
Stricken | 12 August 1970 |
Fate | Sunk as target off Virginia 19 November 1970 |
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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) |
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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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John W. Weeks was laid down on 17 January 1944 by Federal Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey. The ship was launched on 21 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Davidge, daughter of Secretary Weeks. The ship was commissioned on 21 July 1944.