Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer

USS Dunlap

Mahan-class destroyer

USS Dunlap
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Service

  1. United States Navy12 June 1937 — 14 December 19452,193 days of the war
Mahan-class destroyer Particulars
Name
USS Dunlap
Namesake
Robert H. Dunlap, USMC
Builder
United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island, New York City
Laid down
10 April 1935
Launched
18 April 1936
Commissioned
12 June 1937
Decommissioned
14 December 1945
Fate
Sold 31 December 1947 (1947)
Status
Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,490 long tons (1,514 t)
Length
103.94 m (341 ft)
Beam
10.67 m (35 ft)
Draught
5.18 m (17 ft)
Speed
37 knots (68.5 km/h, 42.6 mph)
Complement
158
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

USS Dunlap was a Mahan-class destroyer, operated by the United States Navy. The ship was named after Robert H. Dunlap. United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island, New York City laid her keel on 10 April 1935. Launched on 18 April 1936, she entered service on 12 June 1937.

Her class ran to 18 ships. The class followed the Porter-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Gridley-class destroyer.

She displaced 1,490 long tons. She measured 103.9 m (341 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 37 knots, and she carried a complement of 158. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 14 December 1945.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Armament
  • As Built:
  • 1 × Gun Director above bridge
  • 5 × 5"(127mm)/38cal DP (5x1)
  • 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4)
  • 4 × .50cal (12.7mm) MG AA (4x1)
  • 2 × depth charge stern racks
  • c1944:
  • 1 × Mk37 Gun Fire Control System
  • 4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1)
  • 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (3x4)
  • 2 × Mk51 Gun Directors
  • 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2)
  • 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (6x1)
  • 2 × depth charge roll-off stern racks
  • 4 × K-gun depth charge projectors

Sister ships

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Dunlap on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Unknown author — Unknown source — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons