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

APD-4 USS Little (ex DD-79)

• High-Speed Transport (ex Wickes class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50, 2 40mm, 5 20mm, 1 depth charge track, 4 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem, Fore River, and commissioned 6 April 1918
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 1940

Additional Links:

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

(As DD-79)

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