USS Robert H. Smith

USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) underway circa in 1944.
History
United States
NameRobert H. Smith
NamesakeRobert H. Smith
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down10 January 1944
Launched25 May 1944
Commissioned4 August 1944
IdentificationDD-735
ReclassifiedDM-23, 19 July 1944
Decommissioned29 January 1947
Stricken26 February 1971
General characteristics
Class and typeRobert H. Smith-class destroyer
Displacement2,200 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement363 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy.