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41°58′01″N 91°41′16″W / 41.9670250°N 91.6876830°W / 41.9670250; -91.6876830

USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 September 1962
History
USS Halsey PowellUnited States
NameHalsey Powell
NamesakeHalsey Powell
BuilderBethlehem Mariners Harbor
Laid down3 February 1943
Launched30 June 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Halsey Powell
Commissioned25 October 1943
Decommissioned10 December 1946
Recommissioned27 April 1951
Decommissionedprior 27 April 1968
Stricken2 June 1975
Identification
  • Callsign: NKAF
  • Hull number: DD-686
MottoHave Guns Will Travel
Honours and
awards
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FateTransferred to South Korea, 27 April 1968
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USS Halsey PowellSouth Korea
Name
  • Seoul
  • (서울)
NamesakeSeoul
Acquired27 April 1968
Commissioned27 April 1968
ReclassifiedDD-912
Stricken1982
IdentificationHull number: DD-92
FateScrapped, 1982
General characteristics
Class and type
  • Fletcher-class destroyer
  • Chungmu-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement336
Armament
  • 5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
  • 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 × single depth charge throwers
  • 2 × depth charge racks

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