&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USS_Renshaw_(DDE-499)_operating_off_Korea_on_27_July_1951_(80-G-432955).jpg) USS Renshaw (DDE-499), while operating in Korean waters, 27 July 1951.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | William B. Renshaw |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 13 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 14 February 1970 |
| Stricken | 14 February 1970 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, October 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 | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Renshaw (DD/DDE-499), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw.
Renshaw was laid down 7 May 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 13 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lillian Renshaw; and commissioned on 5 December 1942.