USS Holder (DE-401)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Holder.
USS Holder (DE-401) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant (junior grade) Randolph Mitchell Holder (a naval aviator who was reported missing during the Battle of Midway), she was the first of two U.S. Naval vessels to bear the name.
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An image of USS Holder (DE-401) being stripped as a parts hulk | |
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Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
Laid down | 6 October 1943 |
Launched | 27 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 January 1944 |
Stricken | 23 September 1944 |
Fate | Irreparably damaged by German aircraft on 11 April 1944, scrapped 1947 |
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 |
Propulsion |
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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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