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

DMS-22 USS Emmons (ex DD-457)

• Ellyson Class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 2,030 tons
• Length: 348'4"
• Beam: 36'0"
• Draft: 17'5"-17'6"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 3 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 7 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions, 6 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned as DD-457 5 December 1941
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper, 15 November 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Emmons
• Doomed: The Last Days of the USS Emmons in the Battle of Okinawa

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(As DD-457)

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