USS Putnam (DD-757)
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Putnam.
USS Putnam (DD-757), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Putnam. She was built and saw action in the Pacific during World War II. She was laid down on 11 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, California and launched on 26 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Doana Putnam Wheeler. The ship was commissioned on 12 October 1944. Cdr. Frederick V. H. Hilles[1] was in command.[2]
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Name | Putnam |
Namesake | Charles Putnam |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
Laid down | 11 July 1943 |
Launched | 26 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 12 October 1944 |
Decommissioned | 6 August 1973 |
Stricken | 6 August 1973 |
Motto | We've Been There |
Fate | Sold 24 June 1974 for scrap |
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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 knots (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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