USS Albert W. Grant

History
United States
Namesake	Albert W. Grant
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	30 December 1942
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	24 November 1943
Decommissioned	16 July 1946
Stricken	14 April 1971
Fate	Scrapped, 30 May 1972
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 (45,000 kW); geared turbines; 2 propellers
Speed	35.2 knots (65.2 km/h; 40.5 mph)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	329 officers and enlisted
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm) 38 cal dual purpose guns, 10 × Bofors 40 mm guns, 7 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Vice Admiral Albert W. Grant (1856–1930), an admiral during World War I.