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Lamons (DE 64)
HMS Duff (K-352)
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 22 February 1943
Launched 22 May 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 23 August 1943, Renamed HMS Duff
Stricken (USN) 17 September 1945
Fate: struck mine off Dutch coast, 30 November 1944
written off as total loss, hulk sold to Dutch shipbreaker in May 1947 and scrapped
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History of HMS Duff (K-352), ex-Lamons DE-64
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
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