USS Guest

USS Guest was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after John Guest. Boston Navy Yard laid her keel on 27 September 1941. Launched on 20 February 1942, she entered service on 15 December 1942.

She was one of 173 ships of her class. The class followed the Gleaves-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer.

Displacement was 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 336. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as Guest until 4 June 1946. She then passed to the Brazilian Navy, serving as Para (D27) from 5 June 1959. She was in commission for 992 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 4 June 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 August 1973.

She was expended as a target on 23 February 1983. The wreck survives.

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