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USS J. WILLIAM DITTER (DD-751 / DM-31 / MMD-31)

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 January 25 1944.
Launched July 4 1944 and commissioned October 28 1944.
Completed as Minelayer DM-31, reclassified MMD-31 January 1 1969.
Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft June 6 1945 off Okinawa.
Decommissioned September 28 1945.
Stricken October 11 1945.
Fate Broken up for scrap in 1946.

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	123k	As DM-31, Norfolk, VA January 1945. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3d.		Marc Piché

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USS J. WILLIAM DITTER DD-751 / DM-31 / MMD-31 History
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