Fletcher Class Destroyer
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376'
5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10
x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 shaft horsepower; General
Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots
Crew 273
Laid down by
Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island NY March 6, 1943.
Launched July 30, 1943 and commissioned November
22, 1943.
Decommissioned June 14 1946, recommissioned May
23, 1950.
Decommissioned July 15, 1972.
Stricken July 15, 1972.
Sold March 21, 1974 and broken up for
scrap.
My Duties with USS Uhlmann
Mar
1967 – Aug 1971
When I
returned to Tacoma in Mar 1967, the USS Uhlmann had become the reserve
ship.
I joined the SelRes (Selected Reserve Crew) and attended
drills every third weekend.
