
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-593 USS Killen
- Fletcher class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 2,700 tons
- Length: 376'6"
- Beam: 39'4"
- Draft: 17'9"
- Speed: 35 knots
- Armament: 5 5"/38 DP, 5x2 40mm, 11 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions,
6 depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 329
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbine engines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
- Built at Puget Sound Navy Yard, and commissioned 4 May 1944
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Last updated:
July 13, 2000