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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-726 USS Meredith
- Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 2200 tons
- Length: 376'6"
- Beam: 40'10"
- Draft: 15'8"
- Speed: 35 knots
- Armament: 6 5"/38, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 345
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
- Built at Bath Iron Works and commissioned 14 March 1944
9 Jun 45; glide-bomb (He-177) off Utah Beach
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Last updated:
January 24, 1999