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

DD-716 USS Wiltsie

• Gearing (Sumner) Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,425 tons
• Length: 390''6"
• Beam: 40'10"
• Draft: 18'6"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3x2 5"/38 DP, 2x4 40mm, 2x2 40mm, 11 20mm, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes, 2 depth charge tracks, 2 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 355
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
• Built at Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark, and commissioned 12 January 1946

Additional Links:

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

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