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Tinsman

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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-589
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-26
Commissioned1944-06-26
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command

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.

Tinsman
U.S. Navy. USS Tinsman (DE-589) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), 21 September 1944 (BS 132267).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tinsman, hull DE-589, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 21 December 1943 and launched her on 26 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 26 June 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant William G. Grote.

Her Pacific duty took her to New Guinea, Humboldt Bay, San Pedro Bay, and Leyte. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 11 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.