Isherwood
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Fletcher-class Destroyer |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York, United States |
Laid Down | 12 May 1942 |
Launched | 24 Nov 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 Apr 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 Feb 1946 |
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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Isherwood Operational Timeline
12 Apr 1943 | Isherwood was commissioned into service. |
1 Feb 1946 | Isherwood was decommissioned from service. |
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