USS William V. Pratt

USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44), 1987.
History
United States
Name	William V. Pratt
Namesake	William Veazie Pratt
Ordered	23 July 1956
Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down	1 March 1958
Launched	6 March 1960
Acquired	19 October 1961
Commissioned	4 November 1961
Decommissioned	30 September 1991
Stricken	20 November 1992
Identification	DDG-44
Fate	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping 14 September 1995
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement	5,800 tons
Length	512.5 ft (156.2 m)
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion	4 x 1200psi boilers 2 geared turbines
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
Armament	1 x Mk 42 5 in (130 mm)/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts 1 x Mk 16 ASROC missile launcher 1 x Mk 10 Mod 0 missile launcher for Standard Missile 2 x Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers

USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations.