USS Putnam (DD 757), en:San Francisco, December 29th, 1944.
USS Putnam received three battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific theatre of operations.
Namesake: Charles Putnam
Builder: Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco
Laid down: 11 July 1943
Launched: 26 March 1944
Commissioned: 12 October 1944
Decommissioned: 6 August 1973
Struck: 6 August 1973
Motto: We've Been There
Fate: Sold 24 June 1974 for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type: Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement: 2,200 tons
Length: 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m)
Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Draft: 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion: 60,000 shp (45 MW);
2 propellers
Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h)
Range: 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt
Complement: 336
Armament: 6 �? 5 in./38 guns (12 cm),
12 �? 40mm AA guns,
11 �? 20mm AA guns,
10 �? 21 in. torpedo tubes,
6 �? depth charge projectors,
2 �? depth charge tracks
