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Fletcher-class destroyer
|
History
|
United States
|
Namesake
| William H. G. Bullard
|
Builder
| Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
,
Kearny, New Jersey
|
Laid down
| 16 October 1942
|
Launched
| 28 February 1943
|
Commissioned
| 9 April 1943
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Decommissioned
| 20 December 1946
|
Stricken
| 1 December 1972
|
Motto
| "What's in it for me!"
[
citation needed
]
|
Fate
| Sold for scrap 3 December 1973
|
General characteristics
|
Class and type
| Fletcher
-class
destroyer
|
Displacement
| 2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
|
Length
| 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
|
Beam
| 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
|
Draft
| 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
|
Propulsion
|
- 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
- 2 propellers
|
Speed
| 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
|
Range
| 6,500
nmi
(12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
|
Complement
| 329
|
Armament
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USS
Bullard
(DD-660)
was a
Fletcher
-class
destroyer
of the
United States Navy
, named for
Rear Admiral
William H. G. Bullard
(1866?1927).
Bullard
was
launched
28 February 1943 by
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
,
Kearny, N.J.
, sponsored by Mrs. H. G. Bullard, widow of Rear Admiral Bullard; and
commissioned
9 April 1943.
Service history
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After conducting brief operations along the eastern seaboard and in the
Caribbean
,
Bullard
proceeded to the
Pacific
, arriving at
Pearl Harbor
29 August 1943. With the exception of one voyage to
California
(10 September 1944 ? 18 February 1945) she operated constantly in forward areas of the Pacific rendering fire support, plane guard, patrol, and
radar picket
services. She participated in
On 11 April 1945, during the Okinawa operation
Bullard
was slightly damaged by a Japanese
kamikaze
. Repairs completed at
Okinawa
, she departed on 31 May, and steamed to
Leyte
. Departing
Leyte Gulf
, 1 July,
Bullard
next participated in the
3rd Fleet
raids against Japan (10 July ? 15 August).
After the cessation of hostilities,
Bullard
remained in the
Far East
engaged in occupation duties until 10 November 1945, when she departed for
San Pedro, Calif.
, arriving on 3 December. She operated along the west coast during most of 1946, and then reported to
San Diego
for inactivation.
Bullard
was placed out of commission in reserve on 20 December 1946.
Bullard
was stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register
on 1 December 1972. She was sold on 3 December 1973 and broken up for scrap.
Awards
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]
Bullard
received nine
battle stars
for her
World War II
service.
References
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