The destroyer Gleaves (USS Gleaves (DD-423) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type , the lead in the series.
| The destroyer "Cleves" | |
|---|---|
| USS Gleaves (DD-423) | |
 USS Gleaves destroyer (DD-423) of the Glives type | |
| Service | |
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| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Bath iron works |
| Construction started | May 16, 1938 |
| Launched | December 9, 1939 |
| Commissioned | June 14, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 8, 1946 |
| Status | scrapped |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1630 tons (standard design) 1838 tons (standard) 2572 tons (full) |
| Length | 106.15 m |
| Width | 11.00 m |
| Draft | 4.01 m |
| Engines | 2 screws, 2 steam turbines , 4 boilers |
| Power | 50 000 liters with. |
| Speed | 36.5 knots (full) |
| Sailing range | Fuel reserve 453 tons of oil 6,500 miles (12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 5 × 1 127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 4x1 x 12.7 mm machine gun |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 bomb spreaders |
| Mine torpedo armament | 3 × 4 533 mm SLT [1] |
Laid down at the Bath Iron Works , Bath Me shipyard on May 16, 1938 . Serial number: 177. Launched on December 9, 1939 , entered service on June 14, 1940 . It was withdrawn to the reserve on May 8, 1946 . Expelled from the U.S. Navy on November 1, 1969 . Sold June 29, 1972 to Southern Scrap Materials Co. LTD. ”, New Orleans and dismantled.
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Links
- Naval History & Heritage Command. Gleaves Naval Historical Center . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.
- Andrew C. Toppan. DD-423 (English) . Haze Gray & Underway . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.
- Paul R. Yarnall. Destroyer Photo Index DD-423 USS GLEAVES . NavSource Naval History . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.