USS Welles (DD-628)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Welles |
| Namesake | Gideon Welles |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 27 September 1941 |
| Launched | 7 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 4 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 10 February 1968 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 18 July 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,630 tons |
| Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Welles (DD-628), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gideon Welles.
Welles was laid down on 27 September 1941 at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. and launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Suzanne Dudley Welles Brainard. The ship was commissioned on 16 August 1943.