USS Wadleigh

USS Wadleigh (DD-689) Underway, c. 1951.
USS Wadleigh (DD-689) Underway, c. 1951.
History
United States
NameUSS Wadleigh (DD-689)
NamesakeGeorge H. Wadleigh
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down5 April 1943
Launched7 August 1943
Commissioned19 October 1943
Decommissioned28 June 1962
Stricken1 September 1975
FateTransferred to Chile, 26 July 1962
History
Chile
NameBlanco Encalada
Acquired26 July 1962
Decommissioned1982
Stricken1982
FateSunk as target 28 September 1991
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376.4 ft (114.7 m)
Beam39.6 ft (12.1 m)
Draft13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range
  • 6500 nmi. (12,000 km)
  • at 15 kt
Complement329
Armament

USS Wadleigh (DD-689) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927).

The launch of the USS Wadleigh

Wadleigh was laid down on 5 April 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 7 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Clara F. Wadleigh, daughter of RAdm. Wadleigh; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 October 1943.