USS Glennon (DD-620)
Gleaves-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Glennon.
USS Glennon (DD-620) was a Gleaves-class destroyer, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
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Name | Glennon |
Namesake | James H. Glennon |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 25 March 1942 |
Launched | 26 August 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 October 1942 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
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Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
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