USS Barton (DD-722)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Barton.
USS Barton (DD-722), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.
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USS Barton | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Barton |
Namesake | John Kennedy Barton |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 24 May 1943 |
Launched | 10 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 1968 |
Stricken | 1 October 1968 |
Fate | Sunk as target off Virginia, 8 October 1969 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,200 long tons (2,235 t) |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
Installed power | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (7,500 mi; 12,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 336 |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar |
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