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USS Furse underway on 28 August 1961
History
USS FurseUnited States
NameFurse
NamesakeJohn H. Furse
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation
Laid down23 September 1944
Launched9 March 1945
Commissioned10 July 1945
Decommissioned31 August 1972
ReclassifiedDDR-882, 18 March 1949
Stricken2 June 1975
Identification
  • Callsign: NBHY
  • Hull number: DD-882
MottoSentinel of the Sea
FateTransferred to Spain, 1972
NotesSold to Spain, 17 May 1978
Badge
USS FurseSpain
NameGravina
NamesakeFederico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli
Acquired1972
Commissioned13 June 1972
Decommissioned30 September 1991
IdentificationHull number: D-62
FateScrapped, 1991
General characteristics
Class and type
  • Gearing-class destroyer
  • Churruca-class destroyer
Displacement3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
PropulsionGeared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement336
Armament
  • 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns
  • 12 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 11 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 × depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge tracks

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