USS Ammen (DD-527)
USS Ammen (DD-527) underway off Leyte, 20–24 October 1944 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Daniel Ammen |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down: | 29 November 1941 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 20 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 September 1960 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1960 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 20 April 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nm @ 15 kn (12,000 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns, 10 × 40 mm AA guns, 7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Ammen (DD-527), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen (1820–1898).
Ammen was laid down on 29 November 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 17 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Eva Ammen; and commissioned on 20 March 1943, Commander John C. Daniel in command.
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