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

DD-249 USS Hopkins

• Dorsey class Fast Minesweeper (ex-Clemson Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,880 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'8"
• Draft: 9'3"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 7 20mm
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbineengines, twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
• Built at New York Ship Building Corp., and commissioned as DD-249 21 March 1921
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper 1940

Additional Links:

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

  ---

• For additional photos, see the Main Page.
• For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
• For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.

(As DD-249)

Return to Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-45: Destroyers

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