USS Wadleigh

USS Wadleigh (DD-689) Underway, c. 1951.
History
United States
Name	USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
Namesake	George H. Wadleigh
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	5 April 1943
Launched	7 August 1943
Commissioned	19 October 1943
Decommissioned	28 June 1962
Stricken	1 September 1975
Fate	Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1962
History
Chile
Name	Blanco Encalada
Acquired	26 July 1962
Decommissioned	1982
Stricken	1982
Fate	Sunk as target 28 September 1991
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376.4 ft (114.7 m)
Beam	39.6 ft (12.1 m)
Draft	13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm) guns 10 × 40 mm AA guns 7 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 in (63 cm) torpedo tubes

USS Wadleigh (DD-689) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927).

Wadleigh was laid down on 5 April 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 7 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Clara F. Wadleigh, daughter of RAdm. Wadleigh; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 October 1943.