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USS Piedmont (AD 17)

- decommissioned -


USS PIEDMONT was the third DIXIE - class destroyer tender and the first ship in the Navy named after the region which lies just east of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania, Virginia and the Carolinas. Decommissioned on September 30, 1982, the PIEDMONT was transferred to Turkey on October 18, 1982, where she was recommissioned as TCG DERYA (A 576). On August 6, 1987, the ship was officially purchased by Turkey and stricken from the US Navy list. TCG DERYA served until 1994, when she was decommissioned and sold for scrapping.

General Characteristics:Keel laid: December 1, 1941
Launched: December 7, 1942
Commissioned: January 5, 1944
Decommissioned: September 30, 1982
Builder: Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla.
Propulsion system: four boilers, geared turbines
Propellers: two
Length: 530.5 feet (161.7 meters)
Beam: 73.2 feet (22.3 meters)
Draft: 25.6 feet (7.8 meters)
Displacement: approx. 17,176 tons full load
Speed: 19.5 knots
Aircraft: Flight Deck only, however, not suitable for helo landings
Armament: 4 20mm Mk-68 guns
Crew: approx. 1000


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PIEDMONT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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USS PIEDMONT Cruise Books:


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