USS Lansdale (DD-766)

History
United States
Name	USS Lansdale
Namesake	Philip Lansdale (1858-1899), a United States Navy officer
Laid down	2 April 1944
Launched	20 December 1946
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale
Completed	Never
Commissioned	Never
Stricken	9 June 1958
Fate	Never saw active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 tons
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.0 m) (overall)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × propellers
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns 11 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannons 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Lansdale (DD-766) was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Philip Lansdale (1858-1899), a United States Navy officer.

Lansdale was laid down 2 April 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company, San Francisco, California; launched 20 December 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale; and delivered 30 December in partially completed status to the 12th Naval District for berthing at Suisun Bay.

Lansdale saw no active service. In May 1956 she was towed to Long Beach Naval Shipyard where her bow was removed to replace the damaged bow of USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884). Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 9 June 1958.^[1]