USN · DE
AfloatEdsall-class destroyer escort, DE-385. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 19 April 1943 and launched her on 30 June 1943. Commissioned on 30 October 1943. Commander Petros D. Mills was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Adak.
| Class | Edsall class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-385 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-06-30 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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 photo NH 74293. USS Richey (DE-385) at anchor, circa in 1945 (NH 74293).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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