Smalley
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Fletcher-Class Destroyer |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, WA |
| Laid Down Date | 9 Feb 1943 |
| Launch Date | 27 Oct 1943 |
| Commission Date | 31 Mar 1944 |
| Decommission Date | 1 Jan 1947 |
| Displacement | 2,924 tons full |
| Length | 376 feet |
| Beam | 40 feet |
| Draft | 14 feet |
| Machinery | Gear 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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Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
Smalley Operational Timeline
| 31 Mar 1944 | Smalley was commissioned into service. |
| 1 Jan 1947 | Smalley was decommissioned from service. |
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My uncle "Bob" Robert Lee Martin served as radar man aboard the Smalley in 1944 & "45, he wasn't even 18 yet when they fired on Okinawa, he turned 18 on July 10th 1945, my Grandpa had to go with him & sign for him so he could join up ! He was still 17 & spotting enemy targets on his Radar !