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

DMS-38 USS Thompson (ex DD-627)

• 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 Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle Yard and commissioned (DD-627) 10 July 1943
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper (DMS-38), 1945

Additional Links:

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

(as DD-627)

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