USS Lansdale (DD-766) [SEP] vessel class
USS Lansdale (DD-766)
USS "Lansdale" (DD-766) was scheduled to be a 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
Castle" (DD-720) and "Woodrow R. Thomson" (DD-721), the last pair of the twelve vessels launched by Federal Shipbuilding at Kearny, were cancelled on 11 February 1946. They were sold on 29 August 1955 and scrapped.
- "Lansdale" (DD-766) and "Seymour D. Owens" (DD-767), both launched by Bethlehem at San Francisco, were cancelled on 7 January 1946. Their bows were used to repair other destroyers, and their remains were scrapped in 1958-59.
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