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

DMS-26 USS Hobson (ex DD-464)

• Ellyson class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,630 tons
• Length: 348'
• Beam: 35'0"
• Draft: 13'
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3 5"/38, 2x2 40mm, 7 20mm, 2 DC racks, 2 track ext., 2 6 single DC projectors
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Charleston Navy Yard, and commissioned (DD-464) 22 January 1942
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper 15 November 1944

Additional Links:

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

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(As DD-464)

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