USS Mustin (DD-413)

USS Mustin at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 14 June 1942
History
United States
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Laid down20 December 1937
Launched8 December 1938
Commissioned15 September 1939
Decommissioned29 August 1946
Stricken30 April 1948
Honors &
awards		American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp, "A" device), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 stars), World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Japan" clasp)
FateScuttled off Kwajalein, 18 April 1948
General characteristics
Class & typeSims-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,570 long tons (1,600 t) (std)
  • 2,211 long tons (2,246 t) (full)
Length348 ft 3+1⁄4 in (106.2 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Draft13 ft 4.5 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion
  • High-pressure super-heated boilers
  • Geared turbines with twin screws
  • 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range3,660 nmi (6,780 km; 4,210 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement192 (10 officers/182 enlisted)
Armament
  • 5 × 5 inch/38, in single mounts
  • 4 × .50 caliber/90, in single mounts
  • 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes in two quadruple mounts
  • 2 × depth charge track, 10 depth charges

USS Mustin (DD-413) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874–1923), a pioneer of naval aviation.

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