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USS DAVID W. TAYLOR (DD-551)

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
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 Gulf Shipbuilding, Chickasaw Ala. June 12 1941.
Launched July 4 1942 and commissioned September 18 1943.
Decommissioned August 17 1946.
Stricken October 1 1972.
To Spain May 15 1957, renamed Almirante Ferrándiz (hull# 41, then reclassified as D 22).
Fate Stricken November 17 1987 and scrapped.
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Taylor 54kDavid Watson Taylor, born 4 March 1864 in Louisa County, Va., entered the Naval Academy after graduating from Randolph-Macon College in 1881. Appointed Naval Constructor 5 December 1891 he served in this post and as Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair during his 40 years of active service. Recognized as an international authority on naval architecture and marine engineering, Rear Admiral Taylor also aided in the development of the NC-type flying boat, the first aircraft to make a transatlantic flight. For his services during World War I he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the French government made him a Commander of the Legion of Honor. Admiral Taylor retired 16 January 1923 and died in Washington, D.C., 28 July 1940. Source: NAVSEA Carderock Division.Bill Gonyo
Taylor 60kHunters Point, 1945.Pieter Bakels
Taylor 62kHunters Point, April 1945.Pieter Bakels
Taylor 34kHunters Point, April 25 1945.Pieter Bakels
Taylor 125kSan Diego, CA May 1957.Marc Piché
On Spanish Service
Taylor 163kThis postcard photo is undated but it shows Almirante Ferrándiz (D 22), ex-USS David W. Taylor (DD 551) as she appeared in the mid-60s, with a tripod, vice a pole, foremast, and SPS-6 and SPS-10 search radars substituted for her W.W. II SC- and SG-series sets. Her Mk.37 gun director (mounted on a pedestal, atop the bridge), however, was still fitted with Mk.12 and Mk.22 radars; they were later replaced by a single Mk.25.Fabio Peña
USS DAVID W. TAYLOR DD-551 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: George Elliott
Address: 90 McGhee Lane, Springville, TN 38256-4858
Phone: (731)641-0426
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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