USS Waldron (DD699)

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer

Specifications

General Specifications

Length 376' 6"
Beam 40'
Top Speed 34 knots
Displacement (Full load) 3300 tons
Draft 15' 8"
Crew 24 Officers
(wartime) 312 Enlisted

ENGINEERING

Main Propulsion 4, HP Boilers
Horsepower 60,000 SHP
Fuel 134k gal bunker oil

WEAPONRY

Gun Mounts 6, 5"/38: 3 mts
Anti-Aircraft 16, 40mm: 5 mts
Torpedo Tubes 10, 21"; then 5
ASW 2, 24 pin hedgehogs
ASW 2, depth charge rack
ASW 6, K guns
Fire Control Directors 1 Main
Missiles None
Helicopters Drone (last FRAM)

SURVIVABILITY

Construction Steel and Aluminum
Armor None
Fire Fighting Fire Hoses
Detection systems Degaussing coils

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

Navigation Systems UPN 12 LORAN
Navigation Systems Sextant
Communication Land Based
Communication Underwater Phone

SENSORS

RADAR SPS10 Surface Search
RADAR SPS 40 Air Search
Optical Sighting Binoculars
SONAR SONAR dome