USS Gridley (DD-380)

USS Gridley
History
United States
Name	Gridley
Namesake	Charles Vernon Gridley
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	3 June 1935
Launched	1 December 1936
Commissioned	24 June 1937
Decommissioned	18 April 1946
Stricken	25 February 1947
Identification	DD-380
Fate	Sold 20 August 1947 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Gridley-class destroyer
Displacement	1590 tons, 2219 tons full
Length	340 ft 10 in (103.89 m)
Beam	35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
Draft	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW) Bethlehem geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	38.5 knots (71.3 km/h; 44.3 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	158
Armament	4 x 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 16 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The second USS Gridley (DD-380) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship named for Charles Vernon Gridley. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War and shared in the sinking of a Japanese submarine.