The Probert Encyclopaedia of Ships

PLUNKETT

The USS Plunkett was an American Benson Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1940. The USS Plunkett was powered by four Express oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten smaller guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuple arrangements.
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