The destroyer "Knight" ( English. USS Knight (DD-633) ) - an American destroyer type Gleaves .
| Destroyer "Knight" | |
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| USS Knight (DD-633) | |
 USS Knight (DD-633) in October 1943 | |
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| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | Cleves |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Boston navy yard |
| Construction started | March 18, 1941 |
| Launched | September 27, 1941 |
| Commissioned | June 23, 1942 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | December 1, 1966 |
| Status | sunk like a target |
| 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 Boston Navy Yard shipyard, Boston , March 18, 1941 . Launched on September 27, 1941 , entered service on June 23, 1942 .
Since June 23, 1945, the high-speed minesweeper DMS-40 .
Put in reserve March 19, 1947 .
From July 15, 1955, the destroyer DD 633 is again.
Expelled from the U.S. Navy on December 1, 1966 .
Sunk on October 27, 1967 as a target off the coast of California.