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USS Frederick C. Davis
United States Navy destroyer escorter during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the last US Naval vessel lost in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Name | Frederick C. Davis |
Namesake | Frederick Curtice Davis |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 9 November 1942 |
Launched | 24 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by U-546, 24 April 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 ft (93.3 m) |
Beam | 36.58 ft (11.1 m) |
Draft | 10.42 ft (3.2 m) full load |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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