Published Oct 29th, 2021, 10/29/21 3:11 pm
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USS Nicholas (DD/DDE-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas.
| Name | Nicholas |
| Namesake | Major Samuel Nicholas |
| Ordered | 28 June 1940 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 3 March 1941 |
| Launched | 19 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 June 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 January 1970 |
| Stricken | 30 January 1970 |
| Honors and awards | 30 battle stars |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, October 1970 |
| Notes | Nicholas holds the United States Navy record for battle stars with 16 from World War II, 5 from the Korean War and 9 from the Vietnam War. |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons |
| Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
| Complement | 336 |
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| Progress | 100% complete |
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