USS Bordelon
Gearing-class destroyer (1945–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Bordelon (DD/DDR-881) was one of 98 World War II Gearing-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was named for Marine Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon (1920–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Tarawa.
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USS Bordelon (DD-881) in 1964 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Bordelon |
Namesake | William J. Bordelon |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation |
Laid down | 9 September 1944 |
Launched | 3 March 1945 |
Commissioned | 5 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1977 |
Stricken | 1 February 1977 |
Motto | Remis Velisque |
Fate | Transferred to Iran 1 July 1977 |
General characteristics as originally built | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 390.5 ft (119.0 m) |
Beam | 40.9 ft (12.5 m) |
Draught | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36.8 kn (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,330 km; 5,180 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Armament | Six 5"/38 cal. dual purpose guns in three twin mounts |
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Bordelon was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 9 September 1944, launched on 3 March 1945 by Mrs. W. J. Bordelon, the mother of Staff Sergeant Bordelon, and commissioned on 5 June 1945.