_at_sea_in_October_1945.jpg) USS Norman Scott (DD-690) in October 1945
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Norman Scott |
| Namesake | Norman Scott |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 26 April 1943 |
| Launched | 28 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 15 April 1973 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 3 December 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376.4 ft (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39.6 ft (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 329 |
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USS Norman Scott (DD-690) was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer named for Rear-Admiral Norman Scott (1889–1942), who was killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and awarded the Medal of Honor.
Norman Scott was laid down 26 April 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was launched 28 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Norman Scott, widow of Admiral Scott; and commissioned 5 November 1943.