USS Theodore E. Chandler

History
United States
Name	USS Theodore E. Chandler
Namesake	Theodore E. Chandler
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	23 April 1945
Launched	20 October 1945
Commissioned	22 March 1946
Decommissioned	1 April 1975
Stricken	1 April 1975
Identification	DD-717
Fate	Sold for scrap, 30 December 1975
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 long tons (2,464 t) (standard) 3,460 long tons (3,520 t) (full)
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.0 m) (overall)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × propellers
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns 11 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannons 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Theodore E. Chandler.

Theodore E. Chandler was laid down on 23 April 1945 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding Company; launched on 20 October 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore E. Chandler; and commissioned on 22 March 1946.