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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DMS-26 USS Hobson (ex DD-464)
- Ellyson class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
- Displacement: 1,630 tons
- Length: 348'
- Beam: 35'0"
- Draft: 13'
- Speed: 35 knots
- Armament: 3 5"/38, 2x2 40mm, 7 20mm, 2 DC racks, 2 track ext., 2 6 single DC projectors
- Complement: 276
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
- Built at Charleston Navy Yard, and commissioned (DD-464) 22 January 1942
- Converted to Fast Minesweeper 15 November 1944
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Last updated:
17 May 2006