Wedderburn
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Fletcher-class Destroyer |
| Builder | Bethlehem San Francisco Shipyard |
| Laid Down | 10 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Mar 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 Mar 1946 |
| 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 |
| Second Commission | 21 Nov 1950 |
| Second Decommission | 1969 |
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Wedderburn Operational Timeline
| 9 Mar 1944 | Wedderburn was commissioned into service. |
| 18 Dec 1944 | Many ships from the United States Third Fleet, Task Force 38 sailed into Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea. Three destroyers and 790 men were lost. |
| 1 Mar 1946 | Wedderburn was decommissioned from service. |
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