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DD-635 / DMS-42 USS EARLE


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NERL

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. June 14 1941.
Launched December 10 1941 and commissioned September 1 1942.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-42 June 23 1945, reverted to DD-635 July 15 1955.
Decommissioned May 17 1947.
Stricken December 1 1969.
Fate Sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap.
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Earle 50kRalph Earle, born 3 May 1874 at Worcester, Mass., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1896. He served at sea in several ships, among them Massachusetts (BB-2), Essex, and Hornet. While on board Missouri (BB-11), he won commendations from the President and Secretary of the Navy for his conduct at the time of a disastrous turret explosion. He commanded Dolphin (PG-24) at the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, and later commanded Connecticut (BB-18). Ashore, Earle had duty at the Naval Academy and the Naval Proving Ground. An expert on guns and explosives, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance shortly before the United States entered World War I. Under his administration the North Sea mine barrage was conceived and executed using a new type of mine, and the plan of mounting naval 14-inch guns on railway cars for use as long-range artillery on the Western Front, was evolved and carried out. After his retirement in 1927, Rear Admiral Earle served as president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute until his death, 13 February 1939. Digital ID: ggbain 28442, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.Bill Gonyo
Earle 82kArtist's conception of the Earle 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
Earle 23kUndated, location unknown.Richard Angelini
Earle 77kUndated, location unknown.David Buell
USS EARLE DD-635 / DMS-42 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Richard "Dick" Kalbfleisch
Address: PO Box 1153, Birmingham, MI 48012
Phone:
E-mail: deenakalbfleisch@ellermedia.com

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 Earle (DMS-42)
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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