Destroyer Sproston

Sproston

Country	United States
Ship Class	Fletcher-class Destroyer
Builder	Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX
Laid Down	1 Apr 1942
Launched	31 Aug 1942
Commissioned	19 May 1943
Decommissioned	18 Jan 1946
Displacement	2,924 tons full
Length	376 feet
Beam	40 feet
Draft	14 feet
Machinery	General Electric geared turbines with two screws
Power Output	60,000 shaft horsepower
Speed	38 knots
Range	6,500nm at 15 knots
Crew	273
Armament	5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes

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Sproston Operational Timeline

19 May 1943	Sproston was commissioned into service.
18 Jan 1946	Sproston was decommissioned from service.

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