USS Bache (DD-470)

USS Bache at sea
History
United States
Name	Bache
Namesake	George M. Bache
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island
Laid down	19 November 1941
Launched	7 July 1942
Commissioned	14 November 1942
Decommissioned	1 March 1968
Stricken	1 March 1968
Identification	DD-470/DDE-470
Fate	Wrecked off Rhodes, 6 February 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.8 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (44,742 kW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	329
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 Bache (DD/DDE-470), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. The destroyer was named for Commander George M. Bache.

Bache was launched on 7 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at Staten Island, New York and sponsored by Miss Louise Bache, daughter of Commander Bache. The destroyer was commissioned on 14 November 1942.