Destroyer Albert W. Grant

Albert W. Grant

Country	United States
Ship Class	Fletcher-class Destroyer
Builder	Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, United States
Laid Down	30 Dec 1942
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	24 Nov 1943
Decommissioned	16 Jul 1946
Displacement	2,050 tons standard; 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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Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.

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24 Nov 1943	Albert W. Grant was commissioned into service.
16 Jul 1946	Albert W. Grant was decommissioned from service.

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