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USS CASE (DD-370)

CLASS - MAHAN As Built.
Displacement 2103 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 341' 4" (oa) x 35' 5" x 12' 4" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 0.5" MG, 12 x 21" tt.(3x4).
Machinery, 49,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 158.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard September 19 1934.
Launched September 14 1935 and commissioned September 15 1936.
Decommissioned December 13 1945.
Stricken January 28 1947.
Fate Sold December 31 1947 and broken up for scrap.
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Case 117kUndated, location unknown. Pre war image showing the basic design on the Mahan class. -
Case 96kUndated, location unknown.Joe Radigan
Case 52kUndated, location unknown. Photo 80G13060.Daniel Dunham
Case 117kWestern Mediterranean 1927.Marc Piché
Case 102kUSS Case (DD-370), USS Shaw (DD-373), USS Cummings (DD-365) and USS Tucker (DD-374) with USS Brooklyn (CL-40) behind in Auckland, New Zealand March 1941.Gary Hines
Case 82kDestroyer Division Six, Destroyer Squadron Three (DesDiv6, DesRon3) at San Diego, California, in October 1941. Ships are (from inboard): USS Clark (DD 361), Squadron flagship, USS Case (DD 370), Division flagship, USS Cummings (DD 365), USS Shaw (DD 373) and USS Tucker (DD 374). Note that these destroyers are painted in at least two different camouflage schemes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Joe Radigan
Case 65kNavy Photo 7808-43, forward plan view of USS Case (DD 370) at Mare Island on 21 Nov 1943.Darryl Baker
Case 154kNavy Photo 7810-43, aft plan view of USS Case (DD 370) at Mare Island on 21 Nov 1943.Darryl Baker
Case 87kNavy Photo 7812-43, broadside view of USS Case (DD 370) off Mare Island on 23 Nov 1943. She was in overhaul at the shipyard from 9 Oct until 27 Nov 1943.Darryl Baker
USS CASE DD-370 History
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