USS Watson (DD-482) was a United States Navy destroyer which was never laid down, her construction contract being cancelled in 1946.

History
United States
NameUSS Watson
NamesakeRear Admiral John Crittenden Watson (1842–1923)
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (proposed)
FateConstruction contract cancelled 7 January 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,325 tons (standard)
  • 2,924 tons (full load)
Length
  • 369 ft 1 in (112.50 m) waterline
  • 376 ft 5 in (114.73 m) oa
Beam39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
Draft13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) (full load)
PropulsionExperimental diesel system, 2 shafts
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 kt
Complement70
Armament
Armor
  • Side: 0.75 inch (19 mm)
  • Deck over machinery: 0.5 inch (12.7 mm)

Watson was planned as a modified Fletcher-class destroyer to be built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Kearny, New Jersey. She was to be powered by an experimental diesel propulsion system. However, due to more pressing World War II destroyer construction programs, Watson was never laid down, and her construction contract was ultimately cancelled on 7 January 1946.

References

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  •   This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  • Chesneau, Roger. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1980. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.