USS Wickes (DD-578)
USS Wickes (DD-578), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), who served in the Continental Navy. Wickes was laid down on 15 April 1942 at Orange, Tex., by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 13 September 1942, sponsored by Miss Catherine Young Wickes, the great-great-grandniece of Capt. Wickes; and commissioned on 16 June 1943, Lieutenant Commander William Y. Allen, Jr., in command.
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USS Wickes (DD-578)
USS Wickes (DD-578), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), who served in the Continental Navy. Wickes was laid down on 15 April 1942 at Orange, Tex., by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 13 September 1942, sponsored by Miss Catherine Young Wickes, the great-great-grandniece of Capt. Wickes; and commissioned on 16 June 1943, Lieutenant Commander William Y. Allen, Jr., in command.
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commissioning date
1943-06-16
decommissioning date
1945-12-20
laying down
1942-04-15
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1.147572e+2
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1.20904e+1
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ship launched
1942-09-13
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Sunk as target 8 April 1974
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*5 × 5 in./38 guns ,
*4 × 40 m ...... tors,
*2 × depth charge tracks
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1972-11-01
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USS Wickes (DD-578)
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