USS Gleaves (DD-423)
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Construction started | May 16, 1938 |
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Launched | December 9, 1939 |
Length | 106 m |
Displacement | 1. 479 million kg |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
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ID | 2211160 |
About USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves class of destroyers. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is credited with improving the accuracy and precision of torpedoes and other naval arms.