USS Eldridge
United States Navy destroyer escort ship (1943–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Eldridge (DE-173), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge Jr., who led an operation for the invasion of the Solomon Islands.
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USS Eldridge (DE-173) c. 1944 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Eldridge |
Namesake | John Eldridge Jr. |
Ordered | 1942 |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
Laid down | 22 February 1943 |
Launched | 25 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 17 June 1946 |
Stricken | 26 March 1951 |
Fate | Sold to Greece, 15 January 1951 |
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) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 10,800 nmi (12,400 mi; 20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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