USS Ordronaux
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USS Ordronaux (DD–617) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Ordronaux, the 19th-century privateersman.
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United States | |
Name | USS Ordronaux (DD-617) |
Namesake | John Ordronaux |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | 25 July 1942 |
Launched | 9 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 27 March 1946 |
Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 348 ft (106 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
Speed | 37.6 knots (69.6 km/h) |
Complement | 276 |
Armament | 4 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 4 × 40 mm, 5 × 21” (533 mm) tt. |
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Ordronaux was laid down 25 July 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River, Massachusetts; launched 9 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. J. Henry Judik; and commissioned 13 February 1943.