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Ramsden

Class	Edsall class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-382
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1943-05-24
Commissioned	1943-10-19
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 June 1946. The Coast Guard had her for a time after the war. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Diesel destroyer escort with reduction gears. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Madacey, Joseph Edward Commanding officer from 19 October 1943

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.

Ramsden, hull DE-382, belonged to the Edsall class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 26 March 1943 and launched her on 24 May 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 19 October 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Joseph Edward Madacey.

Her Pacific duty took her to Adak and Attu. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 13 June 1946. The Coast Guard had her for a time after the war. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.