Hull Number: DD-817
Launch Date: 07/28/1945
Commissioned Date: 02/27/1946
Decommissioned Date: 02/27/1981
Call Sign: NAYC
Voice Call Sign: MISGIVE (67-69)
Class: GEARING
GEARING Class
Data for USS Gearing (DD-710) as of 1945
Length Overall: 390’ 6"
Beam: 40’ 10"
Draft: 14’ 4"
Standard Displacement: 2,425 tons
Full Load Displacement: 3,479 tons
Fuel capacity: 4,647 barrels
Armament:
Six 5″/38 caliber guns
Two 40mm twin anti-aircraft mounts
Two 40mm quadruple anti-aircraft mounts
Two 21″ quintuple torpedo tubes
Complement:
20 Officers
325 Enlisted
Propulsion:
4 Boilers
2 General Electric Turbines: 60,000 horsepower
Highest speed on trials: 34.6 knots
Namesake: WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY
WILLIAM MERRILL CORRY
Disposition:
Struck from Navy Register 2/27/1981. Sold to Greece to use for spare parts.