The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Cascade, U.S. Destroyer
Tonnage
9260 tons light
16,900 tons fully loaded
Dimensions
529'6" by 73'4" by 26'
161.39m by 22.35m by 7.92m
Maximum speed
18 knots
Complement
826
Armament
2 5"/38 dual-purpose guns
4 3"/50 AA guns
2x4 20mm Oerlikon AA guns
1-shaft General Electric geared turbine (8500 shp)
2 Foster-Wheeler boilers
Modifications
Antiaircraft battery eventually upgraded to 4x1 5"/38 guns, 3x2 40mm Bofors AA guns, and 2x4 20mm guns
_Cascade_was completed 12 March 1943 at San Francisco. She was converted from a Maritime Commission C3-S-A2 cargo ship. Her largest booms were capable of lifting 30 tons.