USS Woodworth

History
United States
NameUSS Woodworth
NamesakeSelim E. Woodworth
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down30 April 1941
Launched29 November 1941
Commissioned30 April 1942
Decommissioned14 January 1951
Stricken22 January 1951
IdentificationDD-460
FateTransferred to Italy, 1951
Italy
NameArtigliere
Acquired1951
IdentificationD 553
FateScrapped, 1971
General characteristics
Class & type
Displacement1,620 long tons (1,646 t)
Length347 ft 9 in (105.99 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Speed37.6 knots (69.6 km/h; 43.3 mph)
Complement276
Armament

USS Woodworth (DD-460) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander Selim E. Woodworth.

Woodworth was laid down on 30 April 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 29 November 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Selim E. Woodworth, niece and daughter-in-law of Commander Woodworth; and commissioned on 30 April 1942.