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'''USS ''Timmerman'' (DD-828/EDD-828/AG-152)''' was a {{sclass-|Gearing|destroyer}} in service with the [[United States Navy]] from 1952 to 1956. She was an experimental design and was scrapped in 1959.
'''USS ''Timmerman'' (DD-828/EDD-828/AG-152)''' was a {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} in service with the [[United States Navy]] from 1952 to 1956. She was an experimental design and was scrapped in 1959.


==Design==
==Design==
''Timmerman'' was originally planned as a ''Gearing''-class destroyer in the [[United States Navy]]. Work was temporarily suspended on 7 January 1946 at 45.5% completion. She was later completed as an experimental destroyer, EDD-828. Designed to occupy the same space in standard ''Gearing'' engine spaces, ''Timmerman''{{'}}s machinery was designed to generate {{convert|100000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}} versus the ''Gearing''{{'}}s {{convert|60000|shp|abbr=on}}. She had an aluminum superstructure. The machinery was originally intended for USS ''Percival'' (DD-452), a {{sclass-|Fletcher|destroyer}}, which was cancelled on 7 January 1946 before laying down.<ref name="Register">{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = K. Jack | authorlink = K. Jack Bauer | author2=Roberts, Stephen S. | title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants | publisher = Greenwood Press | year = 1991 | location = [[Westport, Connecticut]] | page = 198 | url = | doi = | isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
''Timmerman'' was originally planned as a ''Gearing''-class destroyer in the [[United States Navy]]. Work was temporarily suspended on 7 January 1946 at 45.5% completion. She was later completed as an experimental destroyer, EDD-828. Designed to occupy the same space in standard ''Gearing'' engine spaces, ''Timmerman''{{'}}s machinery was designed to generate {{convert|100000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}} versus the ''Gearing''{{'}}s {{convert|60000|shp|abbr=on}}. She had an aluminum superstructure. The machinery was originally intended for USS ''Percival'' (DD-452), a {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}}, which was cancelled on 7 January 1946 before laying down.<ref name="Register">{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = K. Jack | author-link = K. Jack Bauer | author2=Roberts, Stephen S. | title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants | publisher = Greenwood Press | year = 1991 | location = [[Westport, Connecticut]] | page = 198 | isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
[[File:USS Timmerman DD-828 photo-1.jpg|thumb|left|Launch of ''Timmerman'' on 19 May 1951.]]
[[File:USS Timmerman DD-828 photo-1.jpg|thumb|left|Launch of ''Timmerman'' on 19 May 1951.]]


Timmerman was named for [[Grant F. Timmerman]] (19 February 1919 – 8 July 1944) who was a [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]] who was [[Killed in action]] on [[Saipan]], Marianas Islands and [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroic actions during [[World War II]].
Named for [[Grant F. Timmerman]], she was laid down on 1 October 1945 at [[Bath, Maine]], by the [[Bath Iron Works]]; assigned to the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]] on 19 November 1945; launched on 19 May 1951; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Timmerman; and commissioned on 26 September 1952.

''Timmerman'' (DD-828) was laid down on 1 October 1945 at [[Bath, Maine]], by the [[Bath Iron Works]]; assigned to the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]] on 19 November 1945; launched on 19 May 1951; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Timmerman; and commissioned on 26 September 1952, Comdr. Edward E. Hoffman in command.


==Operational service ==
==Operational service ==
''Timmerman'' was constructed as an experimental, light weight, advanced design destroyer to test and evaluate, under operating conditions, advanced design experimental engineering equipment. As a unit of the Operational Development Force, [[1st Naval District]], [[Boston, Massachusetts]], she tested her new propulsion system for the next four years. On 11 January 1954, her designation was changed to ''AG-152'', a [[miscellaneous auxiliary]] ship.
''Timmerman'' was constructed as an experimental, light weight, advanced design destroyer to test and evaluate, under operating conditions, advanced design experimental engineering equipment. As a unit of the Operational Development Force, [[1st Naval District]], [[Boston]], Massachusetts, she tested her new propulsion system for the next four years. On 11 January 1954, her designation was changed to ''AG-152'', a [[miscellaneous auxiliary]] ship.
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The ship was decommissioned at Boston on 27 July 1956. She was moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], in September and assigned to the Reserve Fleet. In early 1958, ''Timmerman'' was declared unfit for further service and struck from the [[Navy list]] on 4 April 1958. On 21 April 1959, she was sold to the Boston Metals Co., [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and scrapped.
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The ship was decommissioned at Boston on 27 July 1956. She was moved to [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, in September and assigned to the Reserve Fleet. In early 1958, ''Timmerman'' was declared unfit for further service and stricken from the [[Navy list]] on 4 April 1958. On 21 April 1959, she was sold to the Boston Metals Co., [[Baltimore]], Maryland, and scrapped.
== See also ==
* [[United States Navy]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/gearingclass/ ''Gearing''-class destroyers] *[http://destroyerhistory.org/ Destroyer History Foundation]
*[http://destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/gearingclass/ ''Gearing''-class destroyers] *[http://destroyerhistory.org/ Destroyer History Foundation]
*[http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/gearing_class.htm Gearing]
*[http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/gearing_class.htm Gearing]
*[http://www.gdbiw.com/image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/0272_c_DD-828/default.htm Gearing]
*[http://www.gdbiw.com/image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/0272_c_DD-828/default.htm Gearing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016064252/http://www.gdbiw.com/image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/0272_c_DD-828/default.htm |date=16 October 2006 }}


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Latest revision as of 04:03, 18 December 2022

USS Timmerman (DD-828) underway off Newport RI in 1953
USS Timmerman underway in 1953
History
United States
NameUSS Timmerman
NamesakeUnited States Marine Grant F. Timmerman
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down1 October 1945
Launched19 May 1951
Sponsored byMrs. Fred Timmerman
Commissioned26 September 1952
Decommissioned27 July 1956
ReclassifiedEDD-828, 4 March 1950; AG-152, 11 January 1954
Stricken4 April 1958
FateSold in 1959 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeGearing-class destroyer
Displacement3,460 tons
Length390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) (Max)
Propulsion100,000 shp (75 MW) (in theory); 1 (port) General Electric Turbine 2,000psi/1,050 °F, 1 (starboard) Westinghouse turbine 875psi/1,050 °F (both intended for the cancelled DD-452), 2 screws
SpeedEst. 40–43 knots (74–80 km/h; 46–49 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement336 officer and enlisted
Armament

USS Timmerman (DD-828/EDD-828/AG-152) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1952 to 1956. She was an experimental design and was scrapped in 1959.

Design[edit]

Timmerman was originally planned as a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Work was temporarily suspended on 7 January 1946 at 45.5% completion. She was later completed as an experimental destroyer, EDD-828. Designed to occupy the same space in standard Gearing engine spaces, Timmerman's machinery was designed to generate 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) versus the Gearing's 60,000 shp (45,000 kW). She had an aluminum superstructure. The machinery was originally intended for USS Percival (DD-452), a Fletcher-class destroyer, which was cancelled on 7 January 1946 before laying down.[1]

Launch of Timmerman on 19 May 1951.

Named for Grant F. Timmerman, she was laid down on 1 October 1945 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet on 19 November 1945; launched on 19 May 1951; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Timmerman; and commissioned on 26 September 1952.

Operational service[edit]

Timmerman was constructed as an experimental, light weight, advanced design destroyer to test and evaluate, under operating conditions, advanced design experimental engineering equipment. As a unit of the Operational Development Force, 1st Naval District, Boston, Massachusetts, she tested her new propulsion system for the next four years. On 11 January 1954, her designation was changed to AG-152, a miscellaneous auxiliary ship.

The ship was decommissioned at Boston on 27 July 1956. She was moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September and assigned to the Reserve Fleet. In early 1958, Timmerman was declared unfit for further service and stricken from the Navy list on 4 April 1958. On 21 April 1959, she was sold to the Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland, and scrapped.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 198. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

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