For other ships with the same name, see French ship Marocain.
Port side view of Free French Destroyer Escort Marocain (F-705).
History
United States
Name
USS Marocain (DE-109)
Builder
Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down
7 September 1943
Launched
1 January 1944
Commissioned
29 February 1944
Fate
Transferred to Free France, 29 February 1944
Stricken
14 May 1952
History
Free France
Name
Marocain (F-705)
Namesake
Moroccan
Acquired
29 February 1944
History
France
Name
Marocain (F-705)
Acquired
14 October 1946
Stricken
1960
Fate
Returned to USN May 1964
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
306 ft (93 m) o/a
300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam
36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft
8 ft 9 in (2.67 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
Armament
3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns
1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun
8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns
3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar
8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks
Marocain, was a frigate in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Marocain (DE-109), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort.
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