USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)

History
United States
Name	USS Dennis J. Buckley
Namesake	Fireman Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. (1920-1943), a U.S. Navy sailor and Silver Star recipient
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	24 July 1944
Launched	20 December 1944
Commissioned	2 March 1945
Decommissioned	2 July 1973
Reclassified	DDR-808, 18 March 1949
Stricken	2 July 1973
Identification	Callsign: NDJB; ; Hull number: DD-808;
Motto	Experto credite
Fate	Sold for scrap, 29 April 1974
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5"/38 caliber guns; 12 × 40 mm AA guns; 11 × 20 mm AA guns; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD/DDR-808) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

History

United States
Name	USS Dennis J. Buckley
Namesake	Fireman Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. (1920-1943), a U.S. Navy sailor and Silver Star recipient
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	24 July 1944
Launched	20 December 1944
Commissioned	2 March 1945
Decommissioned	2 July 1973
Reclassified	DDR-808, 18 March 1949
Stricken	2 July 1973
Identification	Callsign: NDJB Hull number: DD-808
Motto	Experto credite
Fate	Sold for scrap, 29 April 1974
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5"/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks