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USS Cates (DE-763) New York Harbor - Taken off the New York Navy Yard, 28 November 1944.
History
USS CatesUnited States
NameUSS Cates (DE-763)
NamesakeWilliam Finnic Cates
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down1 March 1943
Launched19 October 1943
Commissioned15 December 1943
Decommissioned28 March 1947
Stricken20 December 1950
FateTransferred to France, 11 November 1950
Soudanais (F-722, ex-USS Cates DE 763) underway.
French frigate Soudanais (F-722, ex-USS Cates DE 763) underway.
History
USS CatesFrance
NameSoudanais (F722)
NamesakeSudanese people
Acquired11 November 1950
Stricken1959
FateScrapped, 1959
General characteristics
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)
Draft11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 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 (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Cates (DE-763) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.

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