The Livermore destroyer ( USS Livermore (DD-429) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type .
| Destroyer "Livermore" | |
|---|---|
| USS Livermore (DD-429) | |
 USS Livermore destroyer (DD-429) of the Cleves type | |
| Service | |
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| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Bath iron works |
| Construction started | March 6, 1939 |
| Launched | August 3, 1940 |
| Commissioned | October 7, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | January 24, 1947 |
| 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 steam turbines , 4 boilers |
| Power | 50 000 liters with. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 37.4 knots (full) |
| Sailing range | Fuel reserve 453 tons of oil 6,500 miles (12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4 × 1 127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 6 × 1 12.7 mm machine gun (1940) |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 bomb spreaders |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2x5 533 mm TA |
Laid down at the Bath Iron Works , Bath Me shipyard on March 6, 1939 . Serial number: 180. Launched on August 3, 1940 , entered service on October 7, 1940 . It was withdrawn to the reserve on January 24, 1947 . Expelled from the U.S. Navy on July 19, 1956 . From 1956 to 1958 it was used for experimental purposes and disassembly for spare parts. Sold March 3, 1961 to Potomac Shipwrecking Co., New Orleans, and dismantled in August 1961.
Links
- Naval History & Heritage Command. Livermore Naval Historical Center . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.
- Andrew C. Toppan. DD-429 (English) . Haze Gray & Underway . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.
- Paul R. Yarnall. Destroyer Photo Index DD-429 USS LIVERMORE . NavSource Naval History . Date of treatment February 9, 2010. Archived April 17, 2012.