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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 equipment	SG, SR, Mk 12.22 radars, QGA sonar
Complement	336

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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.