USS Renshaw (DD-499)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Renshaw.
USS Renshaw (DD/DDE-499), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw.
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USS Renshaw (DDE-499), while operating in Korean waters, 27 July 1951. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | William B. Renshaw |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
Launched | 13 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 5 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 14 February 1970 |
Stricken | 14 February 1970 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, October 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 336 |
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Renshaw was laid down 7 May 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 13 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lillian Renshaw; and commissioned on 5 December 1942.