USS La Vallette (DD-448)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS La Vallette.
USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Elie A. F. La Vallette.
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Name | La Vallette |
Namesake | Rear Admiral Elie A. F. La Vallette |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 27 November 1941 |
Launched | 21 June 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 August 1942 |
Decommissioned | 16 April 1946 |
Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
Fate | Sold 26 July 1974 to Peru as parts donor, scrapped |
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Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,100 tons |
Length | 376 ft 3 in (114.68 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
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Complement | 273 officers and enlisted |
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La Vallette was laid down 27 November 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; launched 21 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lucy La Vallette Littel, great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral LaVallette; and commissioned 12 August 1942.