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ROBERT H. SMITH destroyers - minelayers (1944)


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Robert H. Smith

Ships


No Name Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
DM23, 1.1969- MMD23 Robert H. Smith 236 Bath Iron Wks 1/1944 25.5.1944 8/1944 stricken 2.1971
DM24, 1.1969- MMD24 Thomas E. Fraser 237 Bath Iron Wks 1/1944 10.6.1944 8/1944 stricken 11.1970
DM25, 1.1969- MMD25 Shannon 238 Bath Iron Wks 2/1944 24.6.1944 9/1944 stricken 11.1970
DM26, 1.1969- MMD26 Harry F. Bauer 239 Bath Iron Wks 3/1944 9.7.1944 9/1944 stricken 8.1971
DM27, 1.1969- MMD27 Adams 240 Bath Iron Wks 3/1944 23.7.1944 10/1944 stricken 12.1970
DM28, 1.1969- MMD28 Tolman 241 Bath Iron Wks 4/1944 13.8.1944 10/1944 stricken 12.1970
DM29, 1.1969- MMD29 Henry A. Wiley 8049 Bethlehem, Staten I, Port Richmond 11/1943 21.4.1944 8/1944 stricken 10.1970
DM30, 1.1969- MMD30 Shea 8050 Bethlehem, Staten I, Port Richmond 12/1943 20.5.1944 9/1944 stricken 9.1973
DM31 J. William Ditter 8051 Bethlehem, Staten I, Port Richmond 1/1944 4.7.1944 10/1944 damaged 6.6.1945, never repaired
DM32, 1.1969- MMD32 Lindsey 9020 Bethlehem, San Pedro 9/1943 5.3.1944 8/1944 stricken 10.1970
DM33, 1.1969- MMD33 Gwin 9021 Bethlehem, San Pedro 10/1943 9.4.1944 9/1944 to Turkey 8.1971 (Muavenet)
DM34 Aaron Ward 9022 Bethlehem, San Pedro 12/1943 5.5.1944 10/1944 damaged 3.5.1945, never repaired


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

2610

Displacement full, t

3218

Length, m

112.5 wl 114.8 oa

Breadth, m

12.5

Draught, m

4.32 full load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers

Power, h. p.

60000

Max speed, kts

36.5

Fuel, t

oil 379 - 504

Endurance, nm(kts)3300 (20)
Armament

3 x 2 - 127/38 Mk 12, 2 x 4 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (56), 120 mines

Electronic equipmentSG, SR, Mk 12.22 radars, QGA sonar
Complement

336



Standard scale images


nearly sister-ship<i> De Haven </i>1944
nearly sister-ship De Haven 1944
<i>Robert H. Smith </i>1963
Robert H. Smith 1963


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<i>Robert H. Smith</i>
Robert H. Smith


Project history

In the summer of 1944 the decision on completion of 12 destroyers of Allen М Sumner class (DD735-740, 749-751 and 771-773, indexes were changed on DM23-34 respectively) as fast minelayers was accepted. Mine rails for 120 mines were fitted on quarter deck, for compensation of increased more than on 100t top weight both TT were removed, three Oerlikons aft and two to six DCT was provided. Despite the taken measures, a of ships at full mine stowage called anxiety and ships practically were not used on the direct assignment.

Modernizations

None.

1/1946: 3 x 2 - 127/38 Mk 38, 2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (56), 120 mines

Naval service

Following ships were badly damaged at Okinawa as a result of kamikaze actions: Robert H. Smith (25.3.1945), Adams (27.3.1945 and 31.3.1945), Lindsey (12.4.1945), Shannon (29.4.1945), Shea (22.4.1945 and 3.5.1945), Aaron Ward (3.5.1945), Gwin (4.5.1945), J. William Ditter (6.6.1945); all have passed repair, except J. William Ditter and Aaron Ward, which repair was recognised as inexpedient.

Harry F. Bauer 5.4.1945 was damaged by Japanese air torpedo at Okinawa. She was urgently repaired, but from 29.4.1945 till 6.6.1945 was three times damaged by kamikaze and has left on repair.