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History
United States
Namesake
Ralph Izard
Builder
Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down
9 May 1942
Launched
8 August 1942
Commissioned
15 May 1943
Decommissioned
31 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
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
5 × 5 in (130 mm),
4 × 40 mm AA guns,
4 × 20 mm AA guns,
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,
6 × depth charge projectors,
2 × depth charge tracks
USS Izard (DD-589), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Ralph Izard (1785–1822),
Izard was launched 8 August 1942 by the Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Lee III, great-granddaughter of Lt. Ralph Izard; and commissioned 15 May 1943.
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