USS Norman Scott
_at_sea_in_October_1945.jpg) USS Norman Scott (DD-690) in October 1945
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Norman Scott |
| Namesake | Norman Scott |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 26 April 1943 |
| Launched | 28 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 15 April 1973 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 3 December 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376.4 ft (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39.6 ft (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 329 |
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USS Norman Scott (DD-690) was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer named for Rear-Admiral Norman Scott (1889–1942), who was killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and awarded the Medal of Honor.
Norman Scott was laid down 26 April 1943 by
launched 28 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Norman Scott, widow of Admiral Scott; and commissioned
5 November 1943.
History
On 14 January 1944, Norman Scott left
RKO-Pathé
film This is America-Navy Yard, about her repairs after being hit at Tinian.
Norman Scott was part of the famed squadron Desron 54 that opened the
Battle of Surigao Strait
, though she was not present for that action. Norman Scott left Mare Island on 21 October 1944 after her repair to rejoin Desron 54.
Norman Scott trained her new crew in Hawaiian waters, then sailed for
fast carrier task forces of the Fifth and Third Fleets, ranging the western Pacific for strikes which supported the assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Later in the war, she closed the Japanese home shores as battleships bombarded them. On 15 July 1945, Norman Scott joined battleships Missouri, Wisconsin, and Iowa and destroyers Remey and McGowan in attacking the seaport city of Muroran
. These were the first surface ships to bomb the Japanese homeland.
After supporting the occupation of the Japanese naval base at
Okinawa, then proceeded to the west coast, arriving for Navy Day (27 October) celebrations at Tacoma, Washington. After operating out of San Francisco, she was decommissioned 30 April 1946 and was berthed in reserve at San Diego
, moving in 1947 to Mare Island. Norman Scott was stricken on 15 April 1973. She was sold for scrap on 3 December 1973.
Norman Scott received seven
battle stars for World War II
service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
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