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

DMS-5 USS Palmer

• Wickes Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 1060-1090 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes; or 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem, Fore River and commissioned 22 November 1918
• Converted to Mine Sweeper (DMS-5) 19 November 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Palmer
• "The War Years", by Willard E. Miller [former crew member]
• "The War Years", by Willard E. Miller [former crew member]    [mirror]

(As DD-161)

(As DMS-5)

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