USS Emmons (DD-457)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 14 November 1940 |
| Launched: | 23 August 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 5 December 1941 |
| Reclassified: | DMS-22, 15 November 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk by Kamikaze, 6 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Propulsion: | 50,000 shp (37 MW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 208 |
| Armament: | 4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George F. Emmons (1811–1884).
Emmons was launched 23 August 1941 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Me., sponsored by Mrs. F. E. Reacock, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Emmons; and commissioned 5 December 1941, Lieutenant Commander T. C. Ragan in command. She was reclassified DMS-22 on 15 November 1944.
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