USS Ross (DD-563)

History
United States
Namesake	David Ross
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	7 September 1942
Launched	10 September 1943
Commissioned	21 February 1944
Decommissioned	6 November 1959
Stricken	1 December 1974
Fate	Sunk as a target, 26 January 1978.
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) @ 15 kt
Complement	314
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm), 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Ross (DD-563) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer. Ross is the only ship in U.S. naval history to survive two underwater mine explosions.