USS Perkins (DD-377)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Perkins.
The second USS Perkins (DD–377) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II and named in honour of Commodore George Hamilton Perkins an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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United States | |
Namesake | George Hamilton Perkins |
Builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard |
Laid down | 15 November 1934 |
Launched | 31 December 1935 |
Commissioned | 18 September 1936 |
Fate | Accidentally rammed and sunk by Australian troopship Duntroon, 29 November 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mahan-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,500 tons |
Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
Speed | 37 kn (69 km/h) |
Complement | 158 officers and crew |
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Perkins was laid down on 15 November 1934 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. She was launched 31 December 1935, sponsored by Mrs Larz Anderson, commissioned 18 September 1936.