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Gleaves Class Destroyer
Minesweepers
with
Round Bridge
USS Gleaves class destroyers that were converted to high-speed
minesweepers as they appeared between 1944 and 1946. Their armament consists of
three single 5-in. gun mounts, two twin 40-mm gun mounts, and two single 20-mm
gun mounts. Number four 5-in. gun mount on the fantail was removed to
accommodate minesweeping gear and the two quintuple 21-in. torpedo tubes were
removed as weight compensation. Minesweeping gear includes a large cable reel
for sweeping magnetic mines and a smaller one for sweeping moored mines.
USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
USS Hambleton (DMS-20)
USS Rodman (DMS-21)
USS Emmons (DMS-22)
USS Macomb (DMS-23)
USS Forrest (DMS-24)
USS Fitch (DMS-25)
USS Hobson (DMS-26)
USS Butler (DMS-29)
USS Gherardi (DMS-30)
USS Mervine (DMS-31)
USS Quick (DMS-32)
USS Cowie (DMS-39)
USS Knight (DMS-40)
USS Doran (DMS-41)
USS Earle (DMS-42)
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