The destroyer Glennon ( eng. USS Glennon (DD-620) ) is an American destroyer of the Gleaves type .
| The destroyer "Glennon" | |
|---|---|
| USS Glennon (DD-620) | |
 USS Glennon destroyer (DD-620) of the Glives type | |
| Service | |
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| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny |
| Construction started | March 25, 1942 |
| Launched | August 26, 1942 |
| Commissioned | October 8, 1942 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | June 10, 1944 |
| Status | blown up on a German mine and finished off by German coastal artillery |
| 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 | 37.4 knots (full) |
| Sailing range | Fuel reserve 453 tons of oil 6,500 miles (12 knots) |
| Crew | 16 officers, 260 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4x 1 127 mm / 38 AU |
| Flak | 4x1 x 12.7 mm machine gun (1936) |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 bomb spreaders |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2x5 533 mm TA |
Laid down at the Federal Shipbuilding shipyard , Kearny , Kearney March 25, 1942 . Launched on August 26, 1942 , entered service on October 8, 1942 .
June 8, 1944 was blown up on a German mine near the coast of Normandy. Left by the crew and June 10, 1944 sunk by German coastal artillery.
Expelled from the U.S. Navy on July 29, 1944 .