USS Robinson (DD-562)

	USS Robinson (DD-562) in 1953
History
United States
Namesake	Isaiah Robinson
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	12 August 1942
Launched	28 August 1943
Commissioned	31 January 1944
Decommissioned	1 April 1964
Stricken	1 December 1974
Fate	Sunk as target, 13 April 1982
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General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt
Complement	273
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm),; 4 × 40 mm AA guns,; 4 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 6 × depth charge projectors,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Robinson (DD-562), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Isaiah Robinson (died c. 1781), who served in the Continental Navy.

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