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USS Porterfield (DD-682) in the early 1950s
USS Porterfield (DD-682) in the early 1950s
History
USS PorterfieldUnited States
NameUSS Porterfield
NamesakeLewis B. Porterfield
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California
Laid down12 December 1942
Launched13 June 1943
Commissioned30 October 1943
Decommissioned7 November 1969
Stricken1 March 1975
FateSunk as a target, 18 July 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam  39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
Draft  17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • geared turbines;
  • 2 propellers
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement329
Armament
  •   5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns,
  • 10 × 40 mm AA guns,
  •   7 × 20 mm AA guns,
  • 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes,
  •   6 × depth charge projectors,
  •   2 × depth charge tracks

USS Porterfield (DD-682) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1943, she served in several Pacific campaigns during World War II, earning ten battle stars. She was decommissioned immediately after the end of the war but reactivated in 1951 for the Korean War, earning four more battle stars, and then served continuously until 1969. She was sunk as a target in 1982.

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