USS Arnold J. Isbell

USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
History
United States
NameUSS Arnold J. Isbell
NamesakeArnold J. Isbell
Laid down14 March 1945
Launched6 August 1945
Commissioned5 January 1946
Stricken1 February 1974
IdentificationHull number: DD-869
MottoNecede Malis
FateSold to Greece, 1974
Greece
NameSachtouris
NamesakeGeorgios Sachtouris
Acquired1974
IdentificationPennant number: D214
FateScrapped, 2002
General characteristics
Class and typeGearing-class destroyer
Displacement2,425 tons
Length390 ft 6 in (119 m)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12 m)
Draft18 ft 6 in (6 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45,000 kW); General Electric geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,380 nmi (8,110 km; 5,040 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement11 officers and 345 enlisted
Armament

USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II. The ship was laid down on 14 March 1945 at Staten Island, New York, by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, launched on 6 August 1945 and commissioned on 5 January 1946. Constructed too late to see action in World War II, the vessel initially served as a training ship with the United States Atlantic Fleet, before transferring to the Pacific and deploying to Korea during the Korean War and off the Vietnam coast during the Vietnam War. In 1972 Arnold J. Isbell was made part of the reserve training fleet and in 1974, sold to Greece where the ship was renamed Satchouris and served with the Hellenic Navy until being sold for scrap in 2002.