History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Edward A. Terry |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 8 June 1942 |
Launched | 22 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 26 January 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 July 1947[1] |
Stricken | 1 April 1974 |
Fate | Transferred to Peru 26 July 1974 for spare parts |
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 Terry (DD-513), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward A. Terry (1839–1882).
Terry was laid down at Bath, Maine, on 8 June 1942 by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 22 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Nagel, Jr., and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 26 January 1943.