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

DD-396 USS Jouett

• Somers Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,750 tons
• Length: 381'0"
• Beam: 36'2"
• Draft: 16'6"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 5 5"/38 DP, 3x2 40mm, 8 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions, 6 depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 294
• High-pressure geared turbines with twin screws, 52,000 h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned 25 January 1939

Additional Links:

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

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