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Branch |
Name: |
Branch Beverley (Oct. 9, 1940) |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Clemson (USN) Town (RN) |
Hull Number: |
DD-197 H-64 (RN) |
Built By: |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News, Virginia |
Awarded: |
N/A |
Keel Laid Down: |
October 25, 1918 |
Launched: |
April 19, 1919 |
Commissioned: |
July 26, 1920 (USN) October 9, 1940 (RN) |
Decommissioned: |
October 8, 1940 (USN) |
Stricken: |
January 8, 1941 |
Fate: |
Sunk April 11, 1943 by U-188 Torpedoed in the north Atlantic at position 52.19N - 40.28W 144 crewmen killed 4 survivors |
Dimensions are general for class |
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Length: |
314' 5" |
Beam: |
31' 8" |
Draft: |
9' 10" |
Displacement: |
1,215 |
Crew: |
114 (USN) 190 (RN) |
Engines: |
2 x Geared turbines 26,500 SHP |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Speed: |
35 knots |
Screws: |
2 |
Range: |
4,900 NM @ 15 knots |
Armament: |
As built
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Combat Victories
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Date
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Name
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Type
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Tons
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Nationality
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Notes |
Feb. 4, 1943
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U-187 |
Submarine |
1,545 |
Germany |
Assisted |
Commanders US Navy |
July 26, 1920 |
Cmdr. F.H. Roberts |
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Commanders Royal Navy |
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Apr. 11, 1943 |
Lt. Cmdr. R.A. Price |
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