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

DD-439 USS Edison

• Gleaves Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 1630 tons
• Length: 348'4"
• Beam: 36'0"
• Draft: 17'5"-17'6"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38, 5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Federal, Kearny and commissioned 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Edison
• "Joining the War At Sea" by Capt. Frank Dailey Jr., USNR (Ret)

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