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

DD-480 USS Halford

• Fletcher class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,700 tons
• Length: 376'6"
• Beam: 39'4"
• Draft: 17'9"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 5 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions, 6 depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes, 1 seaplane
• Complement: 329
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbine engines, twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
• Built at Puget Sound Navy Yard, and commissioned 10 April 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Halford
• USS Halford Home Page

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