Greek destroyer Sachtouris (D214)
USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
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| Name: | USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) |
| Namesake: | Arnold J. Isbell |
| Laid down: | 14 March 1945 |
| Launched: | 6 August 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 5 January 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 February 1974 |
| Motto: | Necede Malis |
| Fate: | sold to Greece, 1974 |
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 Greece
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| Name: | Sachtouris (D214) |
| Namesake: | Georgios Sachtouris |
| Acquired: | 1974 |
| Fate: | scrapped, 2002 |
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| Class and type: | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2425 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 6 in (119 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 10 in (12 m) |
| Draft: | 18 ft 6 in (6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,380 nautical miles (8,110 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 11 officers and 345 men |
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USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II.
Her keel was laid down on 14 March 1945 at Staten Island, New York, by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor. She was launched on 6 August 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Arnold J. Isbell, the widow of Captain Isbell; and commissioned on 5 January 1946 with Commander Carlton B. Jones in command. She joined the Atlantic Fleet and operated off the east coast. In January 1947, she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and homeported at San Diego. She spent the remainder of her US Navy days homeported on the West coast.
Following a shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the destroyer joined the Atlantic Fleet and operated off the East Coast through the end of the year. In January 1947, she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and homeported at San Diego, California. In May, Arnold J. Isbell departed California on her first western Pacific (WestPac) cruise. She visited Tsingtao and Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Yokosuka, Japan, Okinawa; and Apra Harbor, Guam, before returning to San Diego in December.
During 1948, the warship engaged in hunter/killer training and served as a training ship for Naval Reserve personnel. In February 1949, she sailed to Bremerton, Washington, for two months of upkeep. Following this work, she departed San Diego in April, bound for the Far East. The destroyer was in port at Shanghai and at Tsingtao, China, when each of these cities fell to Communist forces. She evacuated the American consul and his family from Tsingtao. She returned to San Diego in December.
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