USS Livermore (DD-429)

USS Livermore (DD-429)
History
United States
NameLivermore
NamesakeSamuel Livermore
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down6 March 1939
Launched3 August 1940
Commissioned7 October 1940
Decommissioned24 January 1947
Stricken19 July 1956
FateSold 3 March 1961 for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length
  • 341 ft (104 m) waterline,
  • 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) overall
Beam  36 ft (11 m)
Draft
  •   11 ft 9 in (3.58 m),
  •   17 ft 3 in (207 in) full load
Propulsion
Speed37.5 kn (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted (war)
Armament

USS Livermore (DD-429), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 1st 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.