USS Bausell

History
United States
Name	USS Bausell
Namesake	Lewis K. Bausell
Laid down	28 May 1945
Launched	19 November 1945
Commissioned	7 February 1946
Decommissioned	30 May 1978
Stricken	30 May 1978
Identification	DD-845
Fate	Sunk as a target, 17 July 1987
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 tons
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.0 m) (overall)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draught	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × propellers
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns 11 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannons 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Bausell (DD-845) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K. Bausell (1924–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu.