USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44), 1987.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | William V. Pratt |
Namesake | William Veazie Pratt |
Ordered | 23 July 1956 |
Builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Laid down | 1 March 1958 |
Launched | 6 March 1960 |
Acquired | 19 October 1961 |
Commissioned | 4 November 1961 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 1991 |
Stricken | 20 November 1992 |
Identification | DDG-44 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Farragut-class guided missile destroyer |
Displacement | 5,800 tons |
Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
Armament |
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USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations.