Wickes
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Fletcher-class Destroyer |
Builder | Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX |
Laid Down | 15 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 13 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 Apr 1942 |
Decommissioned | 1 Nov 1972 |
Displacement | 2,924 tons full |
Length | 376 feet |
Beam | 40 feet |
Draft | 14 feet |
Machinery | General Electric geared turbines with two screws |
Power Output | 60,000 shaft horsepower |
Speed | 38 knots |
Range | 6,500nm at 15 knots |
Crew | 273 |
Armament | 5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes |
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Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
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Wickes Operational Timeline
15 Apr 1942 | Wickes was commissioned into service. |
1 Nov 1972 | Wickes was decommissioned from service. |
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