USS Hughes
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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy.
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Hughes off Mare Island Navy Yard, California on 1 August 1942 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 15 September 1937 |
Launched | 17 June 1939 |
Commissioned | 21 September 1939 |
Decommissioned | 28 August 1946 |
Stricken | 26 November 1948 |
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Fate | Sunk as target on 16 October 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sims-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 348 ft, 3¼ in, (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft, 1 in (11 m) |
Draft | 13 ft, 4.5 in (4.07 m) |
Propulsion | High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 horsepower |
Speed | 35 knots |
Range | 3,660 nautical miles at 20 kt (6,780 km at 37 km/h) |
Complement | 192 (10 officers/182 enlisted) |
Armament |
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Armor | None |
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