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Porter (DD-356)
Pre-war 1936-1937 Class Color
Profiles
Profiles
for the following Porter
(DD-356) Class destroyers as
originally built 1936-1937.
Specifications for this
configuration of the Porter
Class were taken from Ships'
Data U.S. Naval Vessels, January
1938. Displacement: 1,850 tons
standard, 2,131 tons trial.
Dimensions: 381'-0" overall,
371'-0" waterline 36'-2" beam,
16'-6" max. draft. Speed: 36.5
knots (trial). Armament: four
twin 5-in./38 cal. MK 22 gun
mounts (see Note), two quadruple
1.1-in. MK 1 gun mounts, two
single 0.50/cal. MK 3 gun
mounts, two quadruple 21-in. MK
XII torpedo tube mounts, and two
depth charge release tracks (for
600 lb. charges). Fire Control:
two MK 35 directors/surface GFCS.
Sonar: one QC set.
Complement/Accommodations: 2
cabin, 13 wardroom, 14 CPO, and
211 enlisted.
Note: The MK 22
gun mount was a single purpose
mount with a maximum elevation
of 35 degrees.
USS Porter
(DD-356)
USS Selfridge (DD-357)
USS McDougal (DD-358)
USS Winslow (DD-359)
USS Phelps (DD-360)
USS Clark (DD-361)
USS Moffett (DD-362)
USS Balch
(DD-363)
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