USS John R. Craig

USS John R. Craig (DD-885)

USS John R. Craig (DD-885) in 1978
History
United States
Name	John R. Craig
Namesake	John R. Craig
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation
Laid down	17 November 1944
Launched	14 April 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Lilian Hyde Craig
Commissioned	20 August 1945
Refit	FRAM upgrade February 1963
Stricken	27 July 1979
Fate	Sunk as target June 1980
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 tons (full)
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	General Electric geared turbines, 2 screws, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Speed	36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal. AA guns (3×2) 12 × 40 mm AA 11 × 20 mm AA 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) tt.(2×5)

USS John R. Craig (DD-885) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1979. She was sunk as a target in June 1980.