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Bulmer

USS Bulmer

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassClemson
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 4″ guns

Four-stacker. With Doorman's strike force at Makassar Strait; damaged by bombs off Bangka on 15 February 1942 and sent to Australia. Sold for scrap in 1947.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bulmer (DD-222) underway off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California (USA), on 28 August 1943. Note the barrage balloons in the distance. Photo: USN, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Laid down11 August 1919
Launched22 January 1920
Commissioned16 August 1920
Displacement1,215 tons
Length314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

22 January 1920

4 February 1942

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap 19 February 1947