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

APD-12 USS Humphreys (ex DD-236)

• High-Speed Transport (ex Clemson Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'8"
• Draft: 9'3"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 12x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
• Built at Ne wYork Ship Building Co. and commissioned (DD-236) 1920
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 1942

Additional Links:

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

(As DD-236)

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