USS Sigsbee

History
United States
Namesake	Charles D. Sigsbee
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down	22 July 1942
Launched	7 December 1942
Commissioned	23 January 1943
Decommissioned	31 March 1947
Stricken	1 December 1974
Fate	Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
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
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns; 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns; 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × single depth charge throwers; 2 × depth charge racks;

USS Sigsbee (DD-502), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee (1845–1923).