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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Ralph Izard |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 9 May 1942 |
Launched | 8 August 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
Stricken | 1 May 1968 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 273 |
Armament |
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USS Izard (DD-589), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Ralph Izard (1785–1822),
Izard was launched 8 August 1942 by the Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Lee III, great-granddaughter of Lt. Ralph Izard; and commissioned 15 May 1943.