USS Bache (DD-470)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bache.
USS Bache (DD/DDE-470), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. The destroyer was named for Commander George M. Bache.
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USS Bache at sea | |
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United States | |
Name | Bache |
Namesake | George M. Bache |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island |
Laid down | 19 November 1941 |
Launched | 7 July 1942 |
Commissioned | 14 November 1942 |
Decommissioned | 1 March 1968 |
Stricken | 1 March 1968 |
Identification | DD-470/DDE-470 |
Fate | Wrecked off Rhodes, 6 February 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (44,742 kW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement | 329 |
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Bache was launched on 7 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at Staten Island, New York and sponsored by Miss Louise Bache, daughter of Commander Bache. The destroyer was commissioned on 14 November 1942.