USS Healy

USS Healy (DD-672) underway c1943
History
United States
NamesakeHoward R. Healy
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
Laid down4 March 1943
Launched4 July 1943
Commissioned3 September 1943
Decommissioned11 March 1958
Stricken1 December 1974
FateSold for scrap, 12 April 1976
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW)
  • geared turbines
  • 2 propellers
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range6,500 nautical miles at 15 kn (12,000 km at 30 km/h)
Complement319
Armament

USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.