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

AG-83 USS Kennison (ex DD-138)

• Miscellaneous Auxiliary (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1060-1090 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes; or 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned as DD-138 1919
• Converted to Miscellaneous Auxiliary, 1944

Additional Links:

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

As DD-138

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