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

APD-23 USS Overton (ex DD-239)

• High-Speed Transport (ex Clemson Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'8"
• Draft: 9'3"
• Speed: 24 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 5 20mm, 1 depth charge track, 4 depth charge projectors, 12x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 13,000 shaft hp
• Built at New York Ship Building Co., and commissioned (DD-239) 30 June 1920
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 21 August 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Overton

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