USS Frazier

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History
United States
NameUSS Frazier (DD-607)
NamesakeDaniel Frazier
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Launched17 March 1942
Commissioned30 July 1942
Decommissioned15 April 1946
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSold for scrap, 6 October 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeBenson-class destroyer
Displacement1,620 tons
Length348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draught17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Installed power50,000 hp (37,000 kW)[1]
PropulsionFour Babcock & Wilcox boilers,[2] Westinghouse geared turbines[3]
Speed37.5 kn (69.5 km/h) maximum,[4] 33 kn (61 km/h) full load[5]
Range
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)[6]
  • (452 tons oil fuel)[7]
Complement191 (peace), 276 (war)[8]
Armament4 x 5" (127 mm)/38 caliber, 4x1.1" (28 mm) AA (1x4),[9] 6x0.5" (12.7mm)/63¾ caliber AA,[10] 7x20 mm AA,[11] 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x5),[12] 4 dcp., 2 dct.

USS Frazier (DD-607) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.

  1. ^ Lenton, H. T. American Fleet and Escort Destroyers (Doubleday, 1973), Vol.1, p.89.
  2. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  3. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  4. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Vol. 3, p.315, "Benson".
  5. ^ Fitzsimons, p.315.
  6. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  7. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  8. ^ Fitzsimons, p.315.
  9. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  10. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  11. ^ Lenton, p.89.
  12. ^ Lenton, p.89.

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