USS O'Bannon (DD-450)

USS O'Bannon (DD-450) in 1951
History
United States
Name	O'Bannon
Namesake	First lieutenant Presley O'Bannon
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	3 March 1941
Launched	19 February 1942
Commissioned	26 June 1942
Decommissioned	30 January 1970
Stricken	30 January 1970
Fate	Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970
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	329
Armament	July 1942-October 1943 5 x 5"/38 caliber guns (5x1) 1 x 1.1"/75 caliber gun (1x4) 10 x 21-inch torpedo tubes for Mark 15 torpedoes February 1944- 5 x 5"/38 caliber guns (5x1) 10 x Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun (5x2) 10 x 21-inch torpedo tubes for Mark 15 torpedoes

USS O'Bannon (DD/DDE-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon (1784–1850), the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna".

O'Bannon was the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II, earning 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation.