DD-806 USS Higbee

Name. USS Higbee (DD-806)
Namesake. Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee (1874–1941)
Builder. Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, U.S.
Laid down. 26 Jun 1944
Launched. 13 Nov 1944
Commissioned. 27 Jan 1945
Decommissioned. 15 Jul 1979
Reclassified: DDR-806, 18 Mar 1949; DD-806, 1 Jun 1963
Stricken. 15 Jul 1979
Nickname. Leaping Lenah
Honors and awards:
1 battle star (World War II)
7 battle stars (Korea)
Fate. Sunk as a target, 24 Apr 1986
Class and type. Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement. 2,425 long tons (2,464 t)
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
Armament:
6 × 5"/38 caliber guns
12 × 40 mm AA guns
11 × 20 mm AA guns
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 × depth charge projectors
2 × depth charge tracks
1 x RUR-5 ASROC Anti Submarine Rocket