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USS FORREST (DD-461 / DMS-24)

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 Boston Navy Yard January 6 1941.
Launched June 14 1941 and commissioned January 13 1942.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-24 November 15 1944.
Decommissioned November 30 1945.
Stricken December 19 1945.
Fate Sold November 20 1946 and broken up for scrap.
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Forrest 82kArtist's conception of the Forrest 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
Forrest 85kUndated, location unknown.Michael Polchenko
USS FORREST DD-461 / DMS-24 History
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Forrest (DMS-24)
Benson-Livermore Class Destroyers Website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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