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Thomas J. Gary (DE 61) / HMS Duckworth (K.351)

CLASS: BUCKLEY (lend-lease)
TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2-Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 186

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 16 January 1943
Launched 1 May 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 4 August 1943, Renamed HMS Duckworth
Returned USN 17 December 1945, Stricken 21 January 1946

Fate: Sold for scrapping 29 May 1946

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
47k	circa 1945: Belfast, N. Ireland	Geoffrey Canning (Seaman RN)
93k	at sea (Photo from the book "Warships of World War II", by H.T. Lenton & J.J. Colledge)	Robert Hurst
89k	undated wartime image: HMS *Berry* (ex-DE 3), HMS *Duckworth* (K.351, ex-DE 61) and HMS Essington (K.353, ex-DE 67), tied up to a mooring buoy in Plymouth harbour after returning from convoy escort duty. (Imperial War Museum photo #A023465, from the book* "U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts", by Gordon Williamson)*	Robert Hurst

History of HMS Duckworth (K.351), ex-Thomas J. Gary DE 61
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

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