USS William M. Wood (DD-715)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS William M. Wood.
For ships named USS Wood, see USS Wood.
USS William M. Wood (DD/DDR-715) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the final year of World War II. She was in commission for 31 years, from 1945 through 1976, serving in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. She was the second Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M. Wood (1809–1880).
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USS William M. Wood circa 1945 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS William M. Wood |
Namesake | William Maxwell Wood |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
Laid down | 2 November 1944 |
Launched | 29 July 1945 |
Commissioned | 24 November 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 December 1976 |
Fate | Sunk as target off Puerto Rico during ReadEx 1-83 in March 1983 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
Speed | 34.6 knots (64.1 km/h; 39.8 mph) |
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William M. Wood was laid down on 2 November 1944 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company; launched on 29 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph P. Tracy; and commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 24 November 1945.