Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer

USS Sigsbee

Fletcher-class destroyer

USS Sigsbee
Unknown author — Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-321648 from the ship's entry in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sigsbeev (DD-502) is coming alongside of the escort carrier USS Chenango (CVE-28) in the Pacific Ocean on 23 June 1944. At that time they were screening one of amphibious groups returning to Eniwetok from the first postponed landing on Guam.

Service

  1. United States Navy23 January 1943 — 31 March 1947953 days of the war
Fletcher-class destroyer Particulars
Name
USS Sigsbee
Namesake
Charles D. Sigsbee
Builder
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down
22 July 1942
Launched
7 December 1942
Commissioned
23 January 1943
Decommissioned
31 March 1947
Struck
1 December 1974
Fate
Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 (1975)
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
6,500 nmi (12,038 km)
Complement
336
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

USS Sigsbee was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Charles D. Sigsbee. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey laid her keel on 22 July 1942. She entered service on 23 January 1943, having been launched on 7 December 1942.

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

She was in commission for 953 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 31 March 1947. She was struck from the register on 1 December 1974.

She was broken up for scrap on 31 July 1975.

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

148 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Sigsbee on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Unknown author — Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-321648 from the ship's entry in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons