History | |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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.