USS Tillman (DD-641)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Tillman.
USS Tillman (DD-641), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for United States Senator Ben Tillman. In commission from 1942 to 1947, she saw service in World War II, primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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USS Tillman off the New York Navy Yard, New York, 8 October 1944. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Tillman |
Namesake | Benjamin Tillman |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina |
Laid down | 1 May 1941 |
Launched | 20 December 1941 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Charles Sumner Moore |
Commissioned | 4 June 1942 |
Decommissioned | 6 February 1947 |
Stricken | 1 June 1970 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 8 May 1972 |
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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