USS Glennon (DD-620)

History
United States
NameGlennon
NamesakeJames H. Glennon
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down25 March 1942
Launched26 August 1942
Commissioned8 October 1942
Fate
  • 8 June 1944, struck mine off Normandy
  • 10 June 1944, sunk by shore batteries
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft  11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Glennon (DD-620) was a Gleaves-class destroyer, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross.

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