


Prichett
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Fletcher-class Destroyer |
Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, WA |
Laid Down | 20 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 31 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 Jan 1944 |
Decommissioned | 14 Mar 1946 |
Displacement | 2,050 tons standard; 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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Prichett Operational Timeline
15 Jan 1944 | Prichett was commissioned into service. |
14 Mar 1946 | Prichett was decommissioned from service. |
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