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Length
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306'
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Beam
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37'
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Draft
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9'5"
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Full load 13' 5"
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Displacement
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1,400 tons
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Full load 1,700 tons
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Complement
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180
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War time. 220
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Boilers
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Two Combustion Engineering
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Electric Turbines
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General Electric with Electric motors. (Turbine-Electric drive.)
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Horsepower
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12,000 ship on Two Shafts / Screws
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Endurance
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5,500 NM at 15 knts
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Max Speed
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23.5 knts 24 knts with Mr. Prusia tying down the safety valves!
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Fuel Cap
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370 tons
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Main Guns
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3x3" 50 cal in 3 single mounts 2 forward 1 aft. After refit 1945; 2x5" 38 DP 2x1 mount.
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3"/50 (7.62cm) 76 mm
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15-20 rounds per min. Power charge-4lbs. Total weight of fixed round 24lbs. Max range at 45 degrees-14,600 yards. AA ceiling-30,500'
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AAW
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4x40mm in 1 quad mount. 8x 20mm in single mounts. Mixed array of smaller
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ASW
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1 Hedgehog Spigot mortar. 8 depth charge K mortar. 2 depth charge racks.
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Mark 10 Hedgehog
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7" Diameter. 65lbs with 35lbs explosive charge. 24fps sink rate. Fired a pattern of 195" width and 170' long at a range of 285 yards.
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Depth Charge Mrk 7
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Off DC racks. 600 lbs explosive charge. 50-600' settings. 6-13' sink rate
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Mrk 9 Fast Sinker
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200lbs (torpex) Tear drop shape gave greater sink rate of 23fps. Fins created a stabilizing spin. Rings were fitted to fit DC racks.
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Torpedo tubes
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3x21 inch mrk15 Tin Fish
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Sonar
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? Any Sonar guys out there can help me with this?
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K-Gun Projector. Small hand wheel opens breech for insertion of firing charge. Fired single Mrk 6-9 DC to ranges of 50-150 yards.
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Mark 9 "Fast Sinkers"
That's my Dad! Ted Lorence with the dreaded M1a1 mop!
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A 3" 50 cal. Main Gun of a DE. This one sits in our Veterans Park here in town.
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