USS Grayson (DD-435) The

As a 1,630-tonner authorized in 1938, known at the time to shipmates as a Livermore-class ship, the specifications for Meredith reflected the characteristics of all Gleaves-class ships built at Charleston Navy Yard:

Length Overall:

Extreme Beam:

Normal Displacement:

Draft:

Designed Complement:

Designed Shaft Horsepower:

Designed Speed:

Screws:

Rudder:

Stacks:

As commissioned, Grayson’s armament was typical for a mid-1941 Livermore-class destroyer armed as follows:.

DATA

Name: United States Ship Grayson
Type: Destroyer
Namesake: Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson
Navy Classification: DD 433
Class: DD 423, Gleaves, also Livermore
Builder: Charleston Navy Yard
Authorized: 23 July 1938
Keel laid: 17 July 1939
Launched: 7 August 1940
Commissioned: 14 February 1941
Decommissioned: 4 February 1947
Scrapped: 1971

Primary:

Short-range anti-aircraft:

Torpedo Tubes:

ASW:

Her electronics were typical of the period just before SG (surface search) radar became available:

Radar:

Sonar:

In common with other destroyers of DesDiv 22, her No. 3 5-inch gun was removed to reduce topweight and 20mm single Oerlikon replaced her 0.50 cal. machine guns as follows:

Primary:

Short-range anti-aircraft:

Torpedo Tubes:

ASW:

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