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

DD-424 USS Niblack

• Gleaves class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,450 tons
• Length: 348'4"
• Beam: 36'0"
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 7 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions, 4 depth charge projectors, 1x5 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbine engines with twin screws, 50,000 shaft h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned 1 August 1940

Additional Links:

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

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