Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AG-117 USS Whipple (ex DD-217)

• Miscellaneous Auxiliary (ex Clemson Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'8"
• Draft: 9'3"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 12x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
• Built at Cramp and commissioned (DD-217) 1920
• Converted to Miscellaneous Auxiliary, 1945

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Whipple

As DD-217

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