Wedderburn

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassFletcher-class Destroyer
BuilderBethlehem San Francisco Shipyard
Laid Down10 Jan 1943
Launched1 Aug 1943
Commissioned9 Mar 1944
Decommissioned1 Mar 1946
Displacement2,924 tons full
Length376 feet
Beam40 feet
Draft14 feet
MachineryGear turbines with two screws
Power Output60,000 shaft horsepower
Speed38 knots
Range6,500nm at 15 knots
Crew273
Armament5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes
Second Commission21 Nov 1950
Second Decommission1969

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Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.

Wedderburn Operational Timeline

9 Mar 1944 Wedderburn was commissioned into service.
18 Dec 1944 Many ships from the United States Third Fleet, Task Force 38 sailed into Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea. Three destroyers and 790 men were lost.
1 Mar 1946 Wedderburn was decommissioned from service.




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Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.


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