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DD-458 / DMS-23 USS MACOMB

CLASS - GLEAVES As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME. September 3 1940.
Launched September 23 1941 and commissioned January 26 1942.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-23 November 15 1944.
Reclassified Destroyer, DD-458 May 4 1954.
Decommissioned October 19 1954.
Stricken February 1 1970.
To Japan October 19 1952, renamed Hatakaze.
Returned To America in 1969.
Fate To Taiwan August 6 1970, and cannibalized for spare parts.
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Macomb 163kArtist's conception of the Macomb as she appeared in two-tone camouflage Measure 22 with round-faced bridge by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Macomb 82kArtist's conception of the Macomb as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Macomb 56kUndated, location unknown.James Young RM2
Macomb 60kPhoto dated 1944, USNIJames Diamond, EMCS
Macomb 60kPhoto dated 1944, USNIJames Diamond, EMCS
Macomb 60kPhoto dated 1946-47, USNJames Diamond, EMCS
Macomb 60kPhoto dated 1952-53, USNJames Diamond, EMCS
USS MACOMB DD-458 / DMS-23 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Jim Dimond
Address: 4940 Baywood Ln., Millington TN 38053-3963
Phone: 901-873-2865
E-mail: EMCSUSNret@direcway.com
Next Reunion: April 28-May 2, 2004 Radisson Hotel Airport, N. Charleston, SC

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Macomb (DMS-23)
USS Macomb Website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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