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USS Chaffee (DE-230)
History
USS ChaffeeUnited States
NameChaffee
NamesakeDavis Elliot Chaffee
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
Laid down26 August 1943
Launched27 November 1943
Sponsored byMrs. L. C. Chaffee
Commissioned9 May 1944
Decommissioned15 April 1946
Stricken29 June 1948
Honors and
awards
Two battle stars
FateSold for scrap in 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeRudderow-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,450 tons (light) 1,810 tons (full)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Propulsion
  • General Electric steam turbo-electric drive engine
  • Two 3-bladed propellers solid manganese-bronze 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) diameter
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement186
Armament
  • 2 × 5 in/38 cal (127 mm) (2x1)
  • 4 × 40-mm (2x2)
  • 10 × 20 mm (10x1)
  • 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x3)
  • 1 Hedgehog depth bomb thrower
  • 8 depth charge projectors (8x1)
  • 2 depth charge racks

USS Chaffee (DE-230) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy during World War II.

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