USS Glennon (DD-620)

History
United States
Name	Glennon
Namesake	James H. Glennon
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	25 March 1942
Launched	26 August 1942
Commissioned	8 October 1942
Fate	8 June 1944, struck mine off Normandy; 10 June 1944, sunk by shore batteries;
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 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;
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns,; 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns,; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns,; 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

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.

History

United States
Name	Glennon
Namesake	James H. Glennon
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down	25 March 1942
Launched	26 August 1942
Commissioned	8 October 1942
Fate	8 June 1944, struck mine off Normandy 10 June 1944, sunk by shore batteries
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 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
Speed	37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns, 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks