USS Norris (DD-859)

1945-1970

Later TCG Kocatepe (D354)

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Gearing class

DD · Destroyer

Call Sign:	NBFE
Shipyard:	Bethlehem San Pedro

Gearing class

Timeline

Date	Event
Aug 29, 1944	Laid down
Feb 25, 1945	Launched
Jun 9, 1945	Commissioned
Dec 4, 1970	Decommissioned
Feb 1, 1974	Struck
Jul 7, 1974	Fate: transfered	to Turkish Navy, originally for spares for its other Gearing Class ships