USS Howorth
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USS Howorth (DD-592) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II.
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Howorth circa 1945 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Howorth |
Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
Laid down | 26 November 1941 |
Launched | 10 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 3 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
Identification | DD-592 |
Fate | Sunk as target 8 March 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 5 in (114.73 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 7 in (12.07 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
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Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
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Complement | 329 officers and enlisted |
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