 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Stevenson-class destroyer. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2024. |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Stevenson |
| Ordered | September 1940 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (proposed) |
| Fate | Cancelled 10 February 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,175 tons |
| Length | 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) waterline |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Speed | 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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| Notes | Source:[1] |
USS Stevenson (DD-503) was an experimental American light destroyer that was ordered in 1940 and canceled in 1941. Her design and several redevelopments served as a prototype for future destroyer escorts. She was the lead of the Stevenson-class light destroyer, none of which were built.