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

DMS-31 USS Mervine (ex DD-489)

• Ellyson Class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1630 tons
• Length: 348'4"
• Beam: 36'0"
• Draft: 17'5"-17'6"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38, 5x4 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Federal, Kearny and commissioned (DD-489) 1942
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper, 1945

Additional Links:

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

As DD-489

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