USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) in April 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | James Stoddard |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 10 March 1943 |
| Launched | 19 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 September 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1975 |
| Fate | Sunk in an exercise, 22 July 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
| Complement | 329 |
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USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Master's Mate James Stoddard, who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War. She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975.
Stoddard was laid down at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. on 10 March 1943; launched on 19 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Gould Holcomb; and commissioned on 15 April 1944.