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| USN Gearing-class destroyer 2,425 Tons 391' x 41' x 18' 6" 4 x 5" 38 cal guns (3x2) 12 x 40mm AA (2x4, 2x2) 11 x 20mm AA guns 10 x 21" torpedo tubes 2 x depth charge tracks |
Ship History Built by Consolidated Steel Corporation in Orange, Texas. Laid down January 27, 1945 as a Gearing-class destroyer. Launched 28 June 1945 as USS Meredith (DD-890) named for U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Jonathan Meredithth, the fourth Navy ship with the name, sponsored by Miss Juliette S. Kopper, great-great-great-grandniece of Sergeant Meredith. Postwar On June 29, 1979 aquired by Turkey and renamed TCG Savaştepe (D 348). Fate During 1995 broken up for scrap. References NavSource - USS Meredith (DD-890) Contribute
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