Velos - D16

 

Name	Velos
Acquired	16 June 1959
Out of service	26 February 1991
Stricken	1 September 1975
Identification	D16
Status	Ceremonially active; museum ship in Palaio Faliro, Athens
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,100 tons standard, 3,050 tons full load
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) with full load (including ASW dome): 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 sets of General Electric geared steam turbines, 1 set of 3 for each shaft (cruising, low pressure, high pressure); 4 Foster Wheeler boilers (two furnaces each), maximum steam pressure: 525 psi (3,620 kPa), maximum steam temperature: 825 °F (441 °C); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	United States Navy: 329 Hellenic Navy: 269
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal guns 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks (in Greek service) 4 × 127 mm (5 in)/38 cal. guns, 3 × twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 RF AA guns 2× 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 Browning machine guns 1 × quintuple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (for Mk 14 torpedoes), 2 × triple 325 mm (12.8 in) anti-submarine torpedo tubes (for Mk 44-Mk 46 torpedoes), 2 × Hedgehog (weapon) launchers (Mark 11, 24 bombs each), 1 × depth charge track for 12 Mk 9 depth charges, 12 (2×6) Super RBOC chaffs & flares launchers, 4 FIM-43 Redeye man-portable surface-to-air missiles (after 1976)