USS Herndon (DD-638)

History
United States
NameHerndon
NamesakeWilliam Lewis Herndon
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid down26 August 1941
Launched2 February 1942
Commissioned20 December 1942
Decommissioned28 January 1946
Stricken1 June 1971
FateSunk as target off Florida, 24 May 1973
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft  11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Herndon (DD-638), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William Lewis Herndon.

Herndon was launched on 2 February 1942 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, sponsored by Lucy Herndon Crockett, great-grandniece of Comdr. Herndon, and commissioned on 20 December 1942.

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