&sq=&lang=&file=File:USSGridleyDD380.jpg) USS Gridley
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Gridley |
| Namesake | Charles Vernon Gridley |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard |
| Laid down | 3 June 1935 |
| Launched | 1 December 1936 |
| Commissioned | 24 June 1937 |
| Decommissioned | 18 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 25 February 1947 |
| Identification | DD-380 |
| Fate | Sold 20 August 1947 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gridley-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1590 tons, 2219 tons full |
| Length | 340 ft 10 in (103.89 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Propulsion | 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) Bethlehem geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed | 38.5 knots (71.3 km/h; 44.3 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 158 |
| Armament | |
The second USS Gridley (DD-380) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship named for Charles Vernon Gridley. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War and shared in the sinking of a Japanese submarine.