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USS Menges
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USS Menges (DE-320) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II.
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Name | Menges |
Namesake | Herbert Hugo Menges |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 22 March 1943 |
Launched | 15 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 26 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | January 1947 |
Stricken | 2 January 1971 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 ft (93.27 m) |
Beam | 36.58 ft (11.15 m) |
Draft | 10.42 ft (3.18 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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