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USS PRICHETT (DD-561)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBEF

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - GLORY

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 Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding. July 20 1942.
Launched July 31 1943 and commissioned January 15 1944.
Decommissioned March 14 1946, recommissioned August 17 1951.
Decommissioned January 10 1970.
Stricken January 10 1970.
To Italy January 17 1970, renamed Geniere.
Fate Stricken and scrapped in 1975.
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Prichett 82kArtist's conception of the Prichett as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Prichett 49kUndated, location unknown.-
Prichett 122kUndated, location unknown.Harry Galbraith
Prichett 82kUndated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 13d.Harry Galbraith
Prichett 11kUndated, her World War II scoreboard.William Bergman
Prichett 151kUSS Prichett shortly after commissioning in 1944 off Alki Point, Washington.Harry Galbraith
Prichett 17kIn moth balls at Long Beach early 1951 prior to recommissioning for the Korean War. USS Prichett (DD-561), USS Cushing (DD-797) and USS Cowell (DD-547).Harry Galbraith
Prichett 83kUSS Prichett at Midway enroute to Korea in the Spring of 1953.Harry Galbraith
Prichett 106kIn drydock at Sasebo, Japan, Spring 1953.Harry Galbraith, FT3, 1951-53
Prichett 96kCirca 1957.Marc Piché
Prichett 59kUSS Owen (DD-536), USS Cowell (DD-547), USS Twining (DD540) and USS Pritchett (DD-561) in Yokosuka, Fall 1959.Derick Hartshorn
Prichett 50kShip's patchMike Smolinski
Prichett 36kShip's patchMike Smolinski
On Italian Service
Prichett 136kAs the Italian Geniere D555.Harry Galbraith/Mike Dale
USS PRICHETT DD-561 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Terry Crawford
Address: 528 Mildred, Wood River, IL 62095
Phone: 618-259-3007
E-mail: prichett@charter.net
Next Reunion: Sept 9-14, 2008, Ft. Mitchell, KY.

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.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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