USN · DE
AfloatEdsall-class destroyer escort, DE-383. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 26 March 1943 and launched her on 26 May 1943. Commissioned on 12 October 1943. Lieutenant Commander James Schoolcraft Muzzy was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Adak. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Edsall class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-383 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-05-26 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 14 June 1946. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Diesel destroyer escort with reduction gears. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Mills (DE-383) moored to a buoy, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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