USN · DE
AfloatEdsall-class destroyer escort, DE-382. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 26 March 1943 and launched her on 24 May 1943. Commissioned on 19 October 1943. Lieutenant Commander Joseph Edward Madacey was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Adak and Attu. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| 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. |
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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 Ramsden (DE-382) underway off New York City (USA) on 3 April 1945 (80-G-313021).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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