USS Halford information

	USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943
History
United States
Namesake	William Halford
Builder	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Laid down	3 June 1941
Launched	29 October 1942
Commissioned	10 April 1943
Decommissioned	15 May 1946
Stricken	1 May 1968
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons (2,083 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement	273
Armament	1942:; 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (4 × 1); 2 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (1 × 2); 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (8 × 1); 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5); 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks; 1944:; 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (5 × 1); 6 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (3 × 2); 11 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (11 × 1); 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2 × 5); 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Aircraft carried	1, one catapult (removed 1943)

USS Halford (DD-480), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford (1841–1919), a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Halford was laid down on 3 June 1941 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on 29 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Eunice Halford, daughter of Lieutenant Halford; and commissioned on 10 April 1943.

Halford was one of the three Fletcher-class destroyers to be completed (out of six planned) with a catapult for a float plane, the others being Pringle and Stevens. The catapult and an aircraft crane were located just aft of the number 2 smokestack, in place of the after torpedo tube mount, 5 inch mount number 3, and the 2nd deck of the after deck house which normally carried a twin 40 mm anti-aircraft gun on most ships of the class. (The twin 40 mm mount was moved to the fantail, just forward of the depth charge racks, where most ships of the class carried 20 mm mounts.) It was intended that the float plane be used for scouting for the destroyer flotilla which the ship was attached to. It would be launched by the catapult, land on the water next to the ship, and be recovered by the aircraft crane. It turned out to be not operationally suitable for the intended purpose, and the three ships were ultimately converted to the standard Fletcher-class configuration.

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History
USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943
United States
Namesake	William Halford
Builder	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Laid down	3 June 1941
Launched	29 October 1942
Commissioned	10 April 1943
Decommissioned	15 May 1946
Stricken	1 May 1968
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons (2,083 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement	273
Armament	1942: 4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (4 × 1) 2 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (1 × 2) 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (8 × 1) 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5) 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks 1944: 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns (5 × 1) 6 × Bofors 40 mm AA guns (3 × 2) 11 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns (11 × 1) 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2 × 5) 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks
Aircraft carried	1, one catapult (removed 1943)