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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Rowan |
| Namesake | Stephen C. Rowan |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Laid down | 25 March 1944 |
| Launched | 29 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. David S. Folsom |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 1975 |
| Stricken | 30 January 1976 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | If It's There, We'll Be There |
| Nickname(s) | Black Bird |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 1 June 1977 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Chao Yang |
| Acquired | 1 June 1977 |
| Identification | Hull number: DD-916 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 22 August 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Rowan (DD-782) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan (1805–1890).
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