USS David W. Taylor

USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) in 1943
History
United States
Name	David W. Taylor
Namesake	David W. Taylor
Builder	Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama
Laid down	12 June 1941
Launched	4 July 1942
Commissioned	18 September 1943
Decommissioned	17 August 1946
Fate	Leased to Spain, 15 May 1957
Stricken	1 October 1972
Spain
Name	Almirante Ferrandíz
Acquired	15 May 1957
Stricken	17 November 1987
Identification	D22
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer Lepanto-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 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)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	273
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × single depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge racks

USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral David W. Taylor (1864–1940).

She was launched 4 July 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Ala., sponsored by Mrs. Imogene Taylor Powell, daughter of RAdm Taylor; and commissioned 18 September 1943.