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DD-869 USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBGR

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - HELLENIC HERO

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel,Staten Island NY March 14 1945.
Launched August 6 1945 and commissioned January 5 1946.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken February 1 1974.
To Greece December 4 1973. Renamed Sachtouris.
Stricken in 1993.
Fate Removed 8 April 2002 from Suda Bay, Crete to be towed to Turkey where she will be scrapped.
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Isbell 54kCaptain Arnold J. Isbell, second commanding officer of the USS Card (ACV-11). He was killed in action aboard USS Franklin (CV-13) on March 19, 1945. Destroyer DD-869 was named after him.Joseph Macchia
Isbell 60kUndated, location unknown.Tom Crew
Isbell 87kUndated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.Mike Smolinski
Isbell 110kUndated, location unknown.Robert M. Cieri
Isbell 106kNavy Photo 7019-9-50, forward plan view of USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD 869) at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. She was in overhaul at the yard from 31 July to 6 Oct 1950. USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) is outboard of USS Stickell (DD 889) aft of Isbell.Darryl Baker
Isbell 110kNavy Photo 7021-9-50, 9/28/50 Amidships looking aft plan view of USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD 869) at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) is outboard of USS Stickell (DD 889) aft of Isbell.Darryl Baker
Isbell 65kHomeport of Long Beach Ca. prior to Westpac and Viet Nam deployment July 1965Alton Anderson SN ASROC
Isbell 64kHomeport of Long Beach Ca. prior to Westpac and Viet Nam deployment July 1965Alton Anderson SN ASROC
Isbell 82kEntering Sidney Harbor, 1970William Strawbridge ETR2
Isbell 17kJune, 1973 as the Isbell came into Portland Oregon for the Rose Festival. The photo was taken by my father, Philip DavisDan Davis OS2
Isbell 44kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
On Greek Service
Isbell 110kIn Souda Bay, Crete summer 1995. From L to R : USS Corry (DD-817), USS Aulick (DD-569), USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) and USS Ingraham (DD-694) waiting to be scrapped.Anthony J. Vrailas
USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL DD-869 History
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