USS Fred T. Berry

History
United States
Name	USS Fred T. Berry
Namesake	Fred T. Berry
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles
Laid down	16 July 1944
Launched	28 January 1945
Commissioned	12 May 1945
Decommissioned	September 1970
Reclassified	DDE-858, 4 March 1950
Stricken	15 September 1970
Honors and; awards	2 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Scuttled as an artificial reef, 14 May 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5"/38 caliber guns; 12 × 40 mm AA guns; 11 × 20 mm AA guns; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Fred T. Berry (DD/DDE-858) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

History

United States
Name	USS Fred T. Berry
Namesake	Fred T. Berry
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles
Laid down	16 July 1944
Launched	28 January 1945
Commissioned	12 May 1945
Decommissioned	September 1970
Reclassified	DDE-858, 4 March 1950
Stricken	15 September 1970
Honors and awards	2 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Scuttled as an artificial reef, 14 May 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5"/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks