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USS Acree information


For the ship of the similar name, see USS Lloyd E. Acree (DE-356).

History
USS AcreeUnited States
NameAcree
NamesakeJohn White Acree
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down30 November 1942
Launched9 May 1943
Sponsored byMrs. John W. Acree
Commissioned19 July 1943
Decommissioned1 April 1946
Stricken1 July 1972
Identification
  • Hull symbol:DE-167
  • Code letters:NFDQ
Honors and
awards
  • 5 Battle Stars (World War II)
  • American Campaign Medal
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
FateSold for scrapping, 19 July 1973, to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCannon-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
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power
  • 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines
  • 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × electric drives
  • 2 × screws
Speed21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km; 12,400 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament
  • 3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber Mk.22 guns
  • 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Mk.1 AA gun
  • 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Mk.4 AA cannons
  • 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Acree (DE-167) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1973.

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