USS Porter (DD-800)

History
United States
Namesake	David Dixon Porter
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down	6 July 1943
Launched	13 March 1944
Commissioned	24 June 1944
Decommissioned	10 August 1953
Stricken	1 October 1972
Fate	Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam	39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); geared turbines; 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nautical miles at 15 kt   (12,000 km at 30 km/h)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 10 × 40 mm AA guns,   7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes,   6 × depth charge projectors,   2 × depth charge tracks

USS Porter (DD-800) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter (1780–1843), and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891).

Porter was laid down by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Wash., 6 July 1943; launched 13 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Georgiana Porter Cusachs; and commissioned 24 June 1944.