USS Fitch

	USS Fitch underway in 1942
History
United States
Name	Fitch
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	6 January 1941
Launched	14 June 1941
Commissioned	3 February 1942
Decommissioned	24 February 1956
Stricken	1 July 1971
Identification	DD-462
Fate	Sunk as target off Florida, 15 November 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers;
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose guns,; 6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns,; 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons,; 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Fitch (DD-462/DMS-25), was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

History
USS Fitch underway in 1942
United States
Name	Fitch
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	6 January 1941
Launched	14 June 1941
Commissioned	3 February 1942
Decommissioned	24 February 1956
Stricken	1 July 1971
Identification	DD-462
Fate	Sunk as target off Florida, 15 November 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW) 4 boilers 2 propellers
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose guns, 6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks