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

DE-340 USS O'Flaherty

• John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort:
• Displacement: 1600 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 36'8"
• Draft: 13'4"
• Speed: 24 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/38, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 2x2 40mm, 10 29mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 deptch charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors
• Complement: 14 officers, 201 enlisted
• Geared-turbine drive, 12,000 h.p.
• Built at ___ and commissioned 1944

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS O'Flaherty

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