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

DMS-8 USS Stansbury

• Dorsey class Fast Minesweeper:
• Displacement: 1,880 tons (full load)
• Length: 314'
• Beam: 32'
• Draft: 12'6"
• Speed: 27 knots
• Armament: 3"/50 DPm 1x2 40mm, 6 20mmm
• Complement: 122
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 24,000 shaft hp
• Built at Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Francisco, and commissioned 8 January 1920

Additional Links:

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

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