
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-734 USS Purdy
- Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer:
 - Displacement: 3,000 tons
 - Length: 376'6"
 - Beam: 40'10"
 - Draft: 15'8"
 - Speed: 35 knots
 - Armament: 3x2 5"/38, 2x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 11 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 6 depth charge projectors, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes
 - Complement: 345
 - High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p.
 - Built at Bath Iron Works, and commissioned 18 July 1944
 
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Last updated:
27 December 2003