USS Ericsson (DD-440)

USS Ericsson (DD-440) at anchor in September 1943.
History
United States
NameEricsson
NamesakeJohn Ericsson
OperatorUnited States Navy
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down18 March 1940
Launched23 November 1940
Commissioned13 March 1941
Decommissioned15 March 1946
Stricken1 June 1970
FateSunk as target 17 November 1970
General characteristics
Class and typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft  11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Ericsson (DD-440), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after John Ericsson, who is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.

Ericsson was launched on 23 November 1940 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth E. Wallgren, great-great-grandniece of John Ericsson. The ship was commissioned on 13 March 1941.