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USS Douglas L. Howard
DE 138 (Edsall Class)
Builder: Consolidated, Orange Texas
Laid Down: December 8, 1942
Launched: January 24, 1943
Commissioned: July 29, 1943
Decommissioned:
Fate: Stricken October 1, 1972
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We are seeking information on the USS Douglas L. Howard and her crews. Files
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and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information
has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.
The Edsall Class as Constructed
Displacement: 1,253 Tons (Standard) 1,602 Tons (Full Load)
Length: 306 Feet Overall - 300 Feet at Waterline
Beam: 36 Feet 7 Inches
Draught: 10 Feet 5 Inches (mean)
Machinery: 2-Shaft Fairbanks Morse Diesels
Performance: 6,000 bhp for 21 knots
Bunkerage: 320 Tons
Range: 10,800 Nautical Miles at 12 knots
Guns: Three 3-inch; Two 40 mm; Ten 20 mm
Torpedoes: Thre 21-inch
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