USS Silverstein
John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Silverstein (DE-534) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1958. She was sold for scrapping in 1973.
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United States | |
Laid down | 8 October 1943 |
Launched | 8 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1944 |
Decommissioned | 15 January 1947 |
In service | 28 February 1951 |
Out of service | 30 January 1959 |
Stricken | 1 December 1972 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 3 December 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,350/1,745 tons |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) (oa) |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max) |
Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws |
Speed | 24 knots |
Range | 6,000 nm @ 12 knots |
Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
Armament | 2 × 5"/38 guns, 4 (2×2) 40 mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns, 10 × 20 mm AA guns, 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 × Hedgehog, 8 × depth charge throwers, 2 × depth charge tracks |
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