USS Haynsworth

USS Haynsworth underway in the 1950s
History
United States
NameHaynsworth
NamesakeWilliam McCall Haynsworth Jr.
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down16 December 1943
Launched15 April 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Haynsworth
Commissioned22 June 1944
Decommissioned30 January 1970
Stricken30 January 1970
Identification
Honours &
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Taiwan, 12 May 1970
Badge
Taiwan
Name
  • Yue Yang
  • (岳陽)
NamesakeYue Yang
Acquired30 January 1970
Commissioned6 October 1970
IdentificationHull number: DD-5
Reclassified
  • DDG-944, 1 January 1976
  • DDG-905, 1 October 1979
Decommissioned15 January 1999
FateSunk as artificial reef, 13 October 2001
General characteristics
Class & typeAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement2,200 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336
Armament

USS Haynsworth (DD-700), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

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