USS Richard P. Leary
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Leary.
For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Yūgure.
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. In 1959, the ship was transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and renamed Yūgure. The destroyer remained in service with the Japanese until 1974, when she was returned to the US, who then sold the ship for scrap in 1976.
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USS Richard P. Leary underway in April 1944 | |
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United States | |
Name | Richard P. Leary |
Namesake | Richard Phillips Leary |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 4 July 1943 |
Launched | 6 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 10 December 1946 |
Stricken | 18 March 1974 |
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Namesake | Yūgure (1934) |
Sponsored by | Mrs. George K. Crozer III |
Acquired | 10 March 1959 |
Commissioned | 1960 |
Decommissioned | 9 March 1974 |
Stricken | 18 March 1974 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-184 |
Fate | Returned to US, 10 March 1974 |
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Displacement | 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) |
Length | 376 ft 5 in (114.73 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 7 in (12.07 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 329 |
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Awards: | 6 battle stars |
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