![]() USS Charrette at Boston, Massachusetts on 4 August 1943
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Name | Charrette |
Namesake | George Charrette |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 20 February 1942 |
Launched | 3 June 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. G. Charrette |
Commissioned | 18 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 15 January 1947 |
Identification | DD-581 |
Fate | Transferred to the Hellenic Royal Navy, 16 June 1959 |
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Name | Velos |
Acquired | 16 June 1959 |
Out of service | 26 February 1991 |
Stricken | 1 September 1975 |
Identification | D16 |
Status | Ceremonially active; museum ship in Palaio Faliro, Athens |
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Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,100 tons standard, 3,050 tons full load |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War. Entering service during World War II, she spent her career in the Pacific theatre. Placed in reserve following the war, Charette was transferred to the Kingdom of Greece in 1959 and renamed Velos (D16), remaining in service till 1991 before being preserved as a museum ship at Palaio Faliro, Athens.