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DD-360 USS PHELPS

CLASS - PORTER As Built.
Displacement 2597 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 381' (oa) x 37' x 13' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/38AA (4x2), 8 x 1.1" AA (2x4), 8 x 21" tt.(2x4).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 37 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 194.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy January 2 1934.
Launched July 18 1935 and commissioned February 26 1936.
Decommissioned June 24 1946.
Stricken January 28 1947.
Fate Sold August 10 1947 and broken up for scrap.

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Phelps 58kMINSY 2851-44, Commodore Thomas S. Phelps. Born 2 Nov 1822 died 1901. Namesake of destroyer USS Phelps (DD 360). He served as Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard from 15 Jan 1881 until 15 March 1883.Darryl Baker
Phelps 168kUndated, location unknown.-
Phelps 43kUndated, location unknown.-
Phelps 74kUndated, location unknown.-
Phelps 98kUndated, location unknown.-
Phelps 101kUndated, location unknown.-
Phelps 120kUSS Phelps (DD-360) Running trials off Rockland, Maine, 17 December 1935. This view was taken while she was making 29.56 knots on Run Number 18 North. Note that the ship's battery of eight 5"/38 guns has not yet been installed. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical CenterFred Weiss
Phelps 139kUSS Phelps (DD-360) underway followed by other destroyers of the Scouting Force, U.S. Fleet, circa 1936. USS Dewey (DD-349) is the next ship astern (USN Photo No NH 77096). Robert Hurst
Phelps 103kUSS Dobbin (AD-2) photographed circa 1937, with several destroyers alongside. They include (from left to right): USS Phelps (DD-360), USS Worden (DD-352), USS MacDonough (DD-351), USS Dewey (DD-349) and USS Hull (DD-350). Note that some of these ships' hull numbers are painted close to the waterline, while others are about midway between the boot topping and the weather deck. Courtesy of BMGC Ralph E. Turpin, USN (Retired), 1963. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Fred Weiss
Phelps 57kCirca 1939, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Phelps 80kUSS Phelps at Pearl Harbour, circa late May 1942, following the Battle of the Coral Sea and shortly before the Battle of Midway (USN Pic No 80-G-66124).Robert Hurst
Phelps 125kUSS Phelps (DD-360) Plan view, forward, taken while she was at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 24 November 1942. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Phelps 99kUSS Phelps (DD-360) Off San Francisco, California, 11 December 1942. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Phelps 103kNavy Photo 7718-12-42, starboard broadside view off USS Phelps (DD 360) in San Francisco Bay on 11 December 1942.Darryl Baker
Phelps 71kFebruary 1943, location unknown. Note that No.3 gun mount has been replaced by 40 mm Bofors AA guns; pole foremast in place of original tripod. Robert Hurst
Phelps 71kUSS Phelps (DD-360) Underway at sea, 27 May 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss
Phelps 103kUnderway off Charleston Navy Yard, October 28 1944.Robert Hurst
Phelps 90kUSS Phelps (DD-360) off the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, about November 1944. She is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Phelps 138kUSS Phelps (DD-360) off the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, about November 1944. She is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Phelps 134kUSS Phelps off the New York Navy Yard, 8 August 1945 (USN Photo No 19-N-87408).Robert Hurst
Phelps 135kPhoto #: 80-G-332952: USS Phelps (DD-360) and USS McCall (DD-400) along with a frigate (PF) moored at Casco Bay, Maine, 9 August 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Scott Dyben

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