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USS SHEA (DD-750 / DM-30 / MMD-30)

CLASS - ALLEN M. SUMNER As Built.
Displacement 3218 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 2" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island NY December 28 1943.
Launched May 20 1944 and commissioned September 30 1944.
Completed as Minelayer DM-30, reclassified MMD-30 January 1 1969.
Decommissioned April 9 1958.
Stricken September 1 1973.
Fate Sold August 16 1974 and broken up for scrap.

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	69k	Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 25d.		-
	23k	Undated, location unknown.		Christopher Karwowski

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USS SHEA DD-750 / DM-30 / MMD-30 History
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