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

DD-734 USS Purdy

• Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 3,000 tons
• Length: 376'6"
• Beam: 40'10"
• Draft: 15'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3x2 5"/38, 2x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 11 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 6 depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 345
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned 18 July 1944

Additional Links:

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

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