USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
19°03′44″N 104°18′08″W / 19.0623191°N 104.3021265°W
USS Vogelgesang c. 1954 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Vogelgesang |
| Namesake | Carl Theodore Vogelgesang |
| Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
| Laid down | 3 August 1944 |
| Launched | 15 January 1945 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 24 February 1982 |
| Stricken | 24 February 1982 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Drauf und Dran |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (Vietnam) |
| Fate | Sold to Mexico, 24 February 1982 |
| Badge | |
| Mexico | |
| Name | Quetzalcoatl |
| Namesake | Quetzalcoatl |
| Acquired | 24 February 1982 |
| Decommissioned | late 2002 |
| 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 | General Electric geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
| Armament |
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USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang USN (1869–1927).
Vogelgesang was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 3 August 1944, launched on 15 January 1945 by Miss Zenaide Vogelgesang and commissioned on 28 April 1945.