USS Stembel

USS Stembel was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after Roger N. Stembel. Bath Iron Works laid her keel on 21 December 1942. Launched on 8 May 1943, she entered service on 16 July 1943.

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 329.

Her main battery was five 127 mm (5 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy until 27 May 1958. She then passed to the Argentine Navy, serving as ARA Rosales (D-22) from 7 August 1961. She was in commission for 779 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 27 May 1958. She was struck from the register on 1 September 1975.

She was broken up for scrap in 1982.

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