USS Dyson

USS Dyson (DD-572) at Sea 09-30-1944
History
United States
Name	USS Dyson (DD-572)
Namesake	Charles W. Dyson
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down	25 June 1941
Launched	15 April 1942
Commissioned	30 December 1942
Decommissioned	31 March 1947
Stricken	1 October 1974
Fate	Transferred to West German Navy, 17 February 1960
History
West Germany
Name	Zerstörer 5 (D179)
Acquired	17 February 1960
Stricken	1982
Fate	Transferred to Greece for parts, February 1982
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer Zerstörer 1-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,080 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW) ; 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × single depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge racks

USS Dyson (DD-572) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson (1861–1930).

Dyson was launched 15 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Tex., sponsored by Mrs. Charles Dyson, widow of Rear Admiral Dyson; and commissioned 30 December 1942, Commander Roy Alexander Gano in command.