&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Laub_(DD-613).jpg) USS Laub (DD-613)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Laub (DD-613) |
| Namesake | Henry Laub |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 1 May 1941 |
| Launched | 28 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 2 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
| Fate | Sold on 14 January 1975 and broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 348 ft 2 in (106.12 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 276 |
| Armament | 5 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 10 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
USS Laub (DD-613) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Henry Laub, who was killed during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
Laub was laid down 1 May 1941 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California; launched 28 April 1942; sponsored by Miss Barbara Mohun Handley, a collateral descendant of Henry Laub; and commissioned 24 October 1942.