USS Mustin (DD-413)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Mustin.
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874–1923), a pioneer of naval aviation.
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USS Mustin at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 14 June 1942 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 20 December 1937 |
Launched | 8 December 1938 |
Commissioned | 15 September 1939 |
Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
Stricken | 30 April 1948 |
Honors and awards | American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 stars), World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Japan" clasp) |
Fate | Scuttled off Kwajalein, 18 April 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sims-class destroyer |
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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) |
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