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USS Steinaker (DD-863) in the North Atlantic, in 1951.
History
USS SteinakerUnited States
NameUSS Steinaker
NamesakePrivate First Class Donald B. Steinaker (1922-1942), a United States Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
BuilderBethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York
Laid down1 September 1944
Launched13 February 1945
Sponsored byMiss Carol Steinaker
Commissioned26 May 1945
Decommissioned24 February 1982
Stricken24 February 1982
Nickname(s)"Stinky"[citation needed]
FateSold to Mexican Navy, 24 February 1982; renamed ARM Netzahualcóyotl (D-102); Retired in 2014 and slated to be sunk as an artificial reef
General characteristics
Class and typeGearing-class destroyer
Displacement3,460 tons (full)
Length390 ft 6 in (119 m)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12 m)
Draft14 ft 4 in (4 m)
Propulsion2-screw General Electric geared turbines, 60,000 shp
Speed36.8 knots
Range4500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement336
Armament
  • 6 × 5-inch 38 caliber guns
  • 12 × 40 mm guns
  • 11 × 20 mm guns
  • 10 × 21" tt

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