| Name: | U. S. S. Robinson |
| Navy Designation: | DD562 |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Class: | Fletcher (DD 445) |
| Builder: | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Dimensions: | 376’ 5"
length over all 39’ 7" maximum beam 21" frame spacing (210 frames) 13’ 9" design draft 17’ 9" maximum draft |
| Displacement | 2050 tons - standard
(1943) 2800 tons - trial load (1943) 2940 tons - full load (1943) 26 tons per inch immersion |
| Shaft Horsepower | 60,000 maximum |
| Top Speed | 35 knots |
| Armament: | (5) 5"-38 guns,
(2) Mark 14/15 torpedo launchers, (2) depth charge racks, various |
| Crew Complement: | 309 enlisted, 16 officers, 4 flag staff |
| Keel Laid: | 12 August 1942 |
| Launched: | 28 August 1943 -
Christened by Mrs. Howard M. Sayers |
| Commissioned: WW2 Stats: |
31 January 1944 -
Seattle, Washington Steamed 188,640 nm at an average speed of 14.2 knots; Consumed 7,033,320 gal. fuel oil, costing $210,099 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 June 1946 - Charleston, South Carolina | Recommissioned: ‘53-’54 World Cruise Stats |
3 August 1951 -
Charleston, South Carolina Steamed 51,573 nm Consumed 2,555,519 gal. fuel oil |
| Redecommissioned: | June 1964 - Norfolk, Virginia |
| Off Listed: | 1 December 1974 -
Removed from U. S. Navy Registry |
| Death and Burial: | 13 April 1982 - Sunk
as target; Operation Redex 82 Lat. 21° 21’ N, Long. 62° 15’ W, 3200 fathom depth; 310 nm NE of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
