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| History | |
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| Name | Nicholas |
| Namesake | Major Samuel Nicholas |
| Ordered | 28 June 1940 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 3 March 1941 |
| Launched | 19 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 June 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 January 1970 |
| Stricken | 30 January 1970 |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, October 1970 |
| Notes | Nicholas holds the United States Navy record for battle stars with 16 from World War II, 5 from the Korean War and 9 from the Vietnam War. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Nicholas (DD/DDE-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, serving for a total of 27 years, including through most of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas.
Nicholas was laid down 3 March 1941 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, launched 19 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward B. Tryon, descendant of Major Nicholas; and commissioned 4 June 1942.