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DD-618 / DMS-37 Davison


Benson Class Destroyer: Laid down at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., Kearny, NJ; Launched, 19 July 1942; Commissioned USS Davison (DD-618), 11 September 1942; Reclassified and converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS-37), 23 June 1945; Placed Out-of-Commission-in-Reserve, 24 June 1949 at San Diego, CA and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Reclassified Destroyer (DD-618), 15 July 1955; Struck from the Naval Register, 15 January 1972; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 1 August 1973. Davison received three battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1,630 t.(lt), 2,200 t.(fl); Length 347' 10"; Beam 36' 1" ; Draft 15' 8"; Speed 37 kts; Complement 208; Armament 4 single 5"/38 gun mounts, four 40mm, five 20mm, six dcp, two dct; Propulsion, 4 boilers, 2 steam turbines, 2 two shafts, two propellers.
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NavSource DD Pages, USS Davison (DD-618)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
Tin Can Sailors Association The National Association of Destroyer Veterans
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