USS Sutton (DE-771)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sutton and ROKS Gangwon.
USS Sutton (DE-771) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1948. In 1956, she was transferred to South Korea, where she served as Kang Won (F-72) until 1977. The ship was then cannibalized for spare parts in the Philippines.
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United States | |
Name | USS Sutton |
Namesake | Shelton B. Sutton, Jr. |
Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
Laid down | 23 August 1943 |
Launched | 6 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 22 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 19 March 1948 |
Stricken | 15 November 1974 |
Fate | Loaned to South Korea, 2 February 1956 |
South Korea | |
Name | ROKS Gangwon |
Acquired | 2 February 1956 |
Stricken | 28 December 1977 |
Identification | F-72 |
Fate | Sent to the Philippines to be cannibalized for spare parts |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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