USS Boyd (DD-544)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Joseph Boyd |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down: | 2 April 1942 |
| Launched: | 29 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 8 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1969 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1969 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969 |
 Turkey
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| Name: | Iskenderun (D-343) |
| Acquired: | 1 October 1969 |
| Struck: | 1981 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| 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) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 329 |
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USS Boyd (DD-544) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Joseph Boyd, who took part in Stephen Decatur's expedition into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War.
Boyd was launched 29 October 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. C. W. Styer, wife of Captain Styer, and commissioned 8 May 1943, Lieutenant Commander Ulysses S. G. Sharp, Jr. in command.
As a unit of the Pacific Fleet, Boyd departed for Pearl Harbor 14 July 1943. After additional training she took part in the occupation of Baker Island (1 September 1943) and then joined the Fast Carrier Task Force as a screening vessel for the Wake Island raid (5–6 October) and the Gilbert Islands landings (19 November–8 December).
On 26 November 1943, The USS Boyd was credited with sinking the IJN fleet submarine I-39, a Type B1/I-15 class (having a greater displacement than the Boyd itself, and carrying a scout seaplane) in the Gilberts area.
During the bombardment of Nauru Island (8 December 1943) Boyd was damaged by a Japanese shore battery while on a rescue mission. Total casualties were one officer and 11 men killed, 8 wounded. As a result she had to return to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, for repairs.
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