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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Parker (DD-604) |
| Namesake | Foxhall A. Parker, Jr. |
| Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
| Laid down | 9 June 1941 |
| Launched | 12 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 31 January 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
| Nickname(s) | "The Punchy P" |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
| Speed | 36 kts (66.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 276 |
| Armament | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 2 x 40 mm, 10 x 21" (533 mm) tt., 1 dct., 1 dcp. (hh.) |
| Aircraft carried | 1 |
USS Parker (DD-604) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr.
Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31 August 1942.