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USS DAVISON (DD-618 / DMS-37)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NXUF

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 Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ.February 26 1942.
Launched June 19 1942 and commissioned September 11 1942.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-37 June 23 1945, reverted back to DD-618 July 15 1955.
Decommissioned June 24 1949.
Stricken January 15 1972.
Fate Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap.
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USS DAVISON DD-618 / DMS-37 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Earl J. Lee
Address: 2169 West Drive, El Cajon, CA 92021
Phone: 619-444-5384
E-mail: reca.lee@amvets.us

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 Davison (DMS-37)
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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