USS Uhlmann

History
United States
Name	USS Uhlmann
Namesake	Robert W. Uhlmann
Builder	Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
Laid down	6 March 1943
Launched	30 July 1943
Commissioned	22 November 1943 to 14 June 1946; 23 May 1950 to 15 July 1972;
Stricken	15 July 1972
Fate	Sold 21 March 1974, scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam	39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns; 10 × 40 mm (1.6 in) guns; 7 × 20 mm (0.79 in) guns; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge racks;

USS Uhlmann (DD-687) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1972. She was scrapped in 1974.

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