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USS Stockdale (DE-399)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Stockdale.
USS Stockdale (DE–399) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. She was sunk as a target in 1974.
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Namesake | Lewis Stevens Stockdale |
Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
Laid down | 31 August 1943 |
Launched | 30 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 18 April 1947 |
Stricken | 1 July 1972 |
Fate | Sunk as target off Florida, 24 May 1974. |
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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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