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

DMS-1 USS Dorsey (ex DD-117)

• Fast Minesweeper (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1090 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Cramp and commissioned (DD-117) 1918
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper, 1940

Additional Links:

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

As DD-117

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