Command At Sea 10:

Terror ML

Terror class USA

by Larry Bond



BASIC SHIP DATA
Displacement: 5875 tons
In Class: 1
Damage Points: 194
Damage Modifier: 1.00
In Service: 1942
Propulsion: Steam Turbine
Crew: 860
Armor: 0
Size Class: B

Advance per 45° turn (Speed/Loss)

    Standard rudder: 300 yards (3)
    Hard rudder: 200 yards (4)

Accel/Tac Turn from 0-50% Max Speed 10
Accel/Tac Turn from 51-100% Max Speed 5
Deceleratlon/Tac Turn from any speed 15

WEAPONS:
A F(1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (01-17)
B F(1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (18-33)
C A(1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (34-50)
D A(1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (51-67)

Hit = 7 Hit = 5 Hit = 2 Hit = 1
Short Range Med Range Long Range Extreme Range
Shell
Type
kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam
SpCom 0-2.7 15 20 2.8-8.2 12 13 8.3-13.7 3 5 13.8-18.2 5 5
COM 0 - 2.7 7 24 2.8-8.2 5 8 8.3-13.7 1 7 13.8-18.2 2 7



E Mine Chute (68-83)
F Mine Chute (84-00)
Mine chutes are fed from a common magazine with a capacity of approximately 800 mines.

REMARKS

Only purpose-built US Navy minelayer. Additional units Catskill and Ozark completed as LSV-1, LSV-2. Often used as a transport, support ship, tender, and command ship.
May 43: Received additional Lt AA (3.9) Lt AA: 16 40mm
25 Nov 44 - 5 Jan 45: Altered to include accommodations for Commander Minecraft, US Fleet.
30 Apr 45: Damaged by bomb and Kamikaze hit off Okinawa. Temporary repairs completed 7 May 45, departed for San Francisco.
1 Jun - 15 Aug 45: Battle damage repaired in San Francisco. Lt AA: (4)6, (2)2 40mm, (2)8 20mm (10.8)


ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTERIES: Strength
Area AA: (1)4 5 in/38 (0.6) (3 nm)
Light AA: (1)8 .50 cal (9.9)

RADARS and SONARS: None

Damage and Speed Breakdown:
ktsDPDamage taken. Total damage points = 194
Mark off each damage point taken as it occurs
1849OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO O
1497OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
9146OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO O
5175OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OO
0194OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO O Sunk
Kts shows the maximum speed available while any unmarked boxes remain in a group.

BT


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