USS Warrington (DD-843)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Warrington.
USS Warrington (DD-843) was a Gearing-class destroyer that served the U.S. Navy from the end of World War II to the Vietnam War, when she was damaged by two underwater explosions, causing her to be listed as "beyond repair" and excessed to the Navy of the Republic of China.
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USS Warrington (DD-843) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Warrington |
Namesake | Lewis Warrington, awarded Congressional Gold Medal |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Laid down | 23 April 1945 |
Launched | 27 September 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Katherine Chubb Sheehan |
Commissioned | 20 December 1945 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 1972 |
Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
Homeport | Newport, Rhode Island |
Fate | transferred to Taiwan, 24 April 1973, for spare parts |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 3,460 tons |
Length | 390' 6" (119 m) (oa) |
Beam | 40' 10" (12.4 m) |
Draft | 14' 4" (4.4 m) (Max) |
Propulsion | 60,000 SHP (44.7 MW); General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h) |
Range | 4,500 NM@ 20 Knots (8.300 km @ 37 km/h) |
Complement | 336 officers and enlisted |
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