Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-412 USS Hammann

• Sims Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 1570 tons
• Length: 347'11"
• Beam: 35'7"
• Draft: 17'4"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38, 8x4 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 251
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. and commissioned 11 August 1939

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Hammann
• Action Report: Battle of Midway

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