USS Livermore (DD-429)
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Livermore |
| Namesake | Samuel Livermore |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 6 March 1939 |
| Launched | 3 August 1940 |
| Commissioned | 7 October 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 24 January 1947 |
| Stricken | 19 July 1956 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 3 March 1961 for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,630 tons |
| Length |
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| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 37.5 kn (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted (war) |
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USS Livermore (DD-429), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Livermore, the first naval chaplain to be honored with a ship in his name.
Originally planned as Grayson, DD-429 was renamed Livermore 23 December 1938; laid down 6 March 1939 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 3 August 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Everard M. Upjohn, a descendant of Chaplain Livermore; and commissioned 7 October 1940, Lieutenant Commander Vernon Huber in command.