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

DM-18 USS Breese

• Breese class Light Mine Layer:
• Displacement: 1,700 tons
• Length: 314'
• Beam: 32'
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 30 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 80 mines
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 24,200 shaft hp
• Built at _________________, and commissioned _____

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Breese
• After Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack
• Lt. Horace D. Warden, MC, USN was on board USS Breese (DM-18) [NHC: oral history]

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