USS Meredith (DD-434)

USS Meredith at Suva, Fiji Islands, 23 June 1942, in dazzle camouflage.
History
United States
NameMeredith
NamesakeJonathan Meredith
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down1 June 1939
Launched24 April 1940
Commissioned1 March 1941
Honours and
awards
1 × battle star
FateSunk by Japanese aircraft, 15 October 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
  • 4 boilers
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 kn (69.3 km/h; 43.0 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement208
Armament

USS Meredith (DD-434), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a United States Marine Corps sergeant who served during the First Barbary War.

Meredith was laid down 1 June 1939 by Boston Naval Shipyard and launched 24 April 1940, sponsored by Miss Ethel Dixon Meredith. The ship was commissioned on 1 March 1941.