USS John D. Henley
Service
- 2 February 1944 — 30 April 1946578 days of the war
- Name
- USS John D. Henley
- Namesake
- John D. Henley
- Builder
- Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama
- Laid down
- 21 July 1941
- Launched
- 15 November 1942
- Commissioned
- 2 February 1944
- Decommissioned
- 30 April 1946
- Struck
- 1 May 1968
- Fate
- Sold May 1970, and scrapped (1970)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
- Length
- 114.6 m (376 ft)
- Beam
- 11.89 m (39 ft)
- Draught
- 5.18 m (17 ft)
- Speed
- 35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
- Range
- 6,479 nmi (11,999 km)
- Complement
- 273
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
USS John D. Henley was a Fletcher-class destroyer, operated by the United States Navy. She was named for John D. Henley. Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama laid her keel on 21 July 1941. Launched on 15 November 1942, she entered service on 2 February 1944.
173 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Gleaves-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer.
She displaced 2,050 long tons. She measured 114.6 m (376 ft) long with a beam of 11.9 m (39 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 273. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.
She was in commission for 578 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 30 April 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 May 1968.
She was broken up for scrap in May 1970.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
- Armament
- 5 × single Mk 12 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
- 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
- 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
- 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × single depth charge throwers
- 2 × depth charge racks
Sister ships
- USS Abbot (DD-629)
- USS Abner Read (DD-526)
- USS Albert W. Grant
- USS Ammen (DD-527)
- USS Anthony (DD-515)
- USS Aulick (DD-569)
- USS Bache (DD-470)
- USS Beale (DD-471)
- USS Bearss
- USS Bell (DD-587)
- USS Benham (DD-796)
- USS Bennett
- USS Bennion
- USS Black
- USS Boyd
- USS Bradford
- USS Braine
- USS Brown (DD-546)
- USS Brownson (DD-518)
- USS Bryant
- USS Bullard
- USS Burns (DD-588)
- USS Bush (DD-529)
- USS Callaghan (DD-792)
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS John D. Henley on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: USN — U.S. Navy photo 80-G-213158-62 from Navsource.org — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons