USS Renshaw DD/DDE 499

The USS Renshaw DD/DDE-499 was the third naval vessel to bear the name and was one of 175 ships of the Fletcher destroyer class. All the ships in this class were built over a two and one-half year period from 1942 to 1944;

The Fletcher Class as Constructed:

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 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws

Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273

Operational and Building Data

Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. 7 May 1942

Launched 13 October 1942 and commissioned 5 December 1942

Decommissioned February 1947

Recommissioned June 1950

Reclassified DDE-499 26 March 1949, reverted back to DD-499 30 June 1962

Decommissioned 14 February 1970

Stricken 14 February 1970

Fate: Sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap, Price: $85,333.33

The original Fletcher class destroyer design called for a 2080-ton, 38-knot vessel. The USS Nicholas (DD-449) was the first ship of the class to be commissioned. The sea trials were considered a success despite achieving only 37 knots at a displacement of 2589 tons. She was one knot short of design and 509 tons overweight, due to armament additions.

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DesRon 25, "Pineapple" Fleet DesRon 25 Patch Renshaw was in DesDiv 252

Biography of Captain Richard T. Renshaw

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Much of the material in this website is taken from "USS Renshaw DD/DDE499 50th Anniversary 1942-1992, A Living History," compiled by Shipmate Donald L. McCurry