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USS Dale W. Peterson
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USS Dale W. Peterson (DE–337) was an Edsall class destroyer escort of the United States Navy.
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Namesake | Dale William Peterson |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 25 October 1943 |
Launched | 22 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 17 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 27 March 1946 |
Stricken | 2 January 1971 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping on 10 April 1972. |
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Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 feet (93.27 m) |
Beam | 36.58 feet (11.15 m) |
Draft | 10.42 full load feet (3.18 m) |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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