| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 445 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 3 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Fletcher (DD 445)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Marchant Cole, USN | 30 Jun 1942 | 11 Dec 1942 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Frank Lesher Johnson, USN | 11 Dec 1942 | 11 Apr 1943 |
| 3 | John Gerard Hughes, USN | 11 Apr 1943 | 19 Apr 1943 |
| 4 | T/Cdr. Robert Devore McGinnis, USN | 19 Apr 1943 | 10 Feb 1944 |
| 5 | T/Cdr. John Lee Foster, USN | 10 Feb 1944 | 14 Mar 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Robinson Green, USN | 14 Mar 1945 | 15 Jun 1946 |
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Notable events involving Fletcher include:
12 Aug 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Fletcher (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Cole, USN) and with USS O’Bannon (Cdr. E.R. Wilkinson, USN).
4 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Fletcher (Lt.Cdr. R.D. McGinnis, USN)
14 Feb 1945
Damaged by Shore batteries, there are 7 killed and 6 wounded amongst the crew.
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