_off_Boston_in_1944.jpg) USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530) in 1944
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530) |
| Namesake | Lieutenant Commander John Michael Bermingham |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 14 October 1943 |
| Launched | 17 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 16 October 1945 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, March 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Evarts class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) |
| Length | 289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) (oa), 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) (wl) |
| Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws |
| Speed | 19 knots |
| Range | 4,150 nm |
| Complement | 15 officers / 183 enlisted |
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USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530) was an Evarts class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into North Atlantic Ocean waters to protect convoys and other ships from German submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in battle areas before being retired and subsequently scrapped.