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"DE-141" redirects here. For the road, see Delaware Route 141.

History
USS HillUnited States
NamesakeEdwin J. Hill
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down21 December 1942
Launched28 February 1943
Commissioned16 August 1943
Decommissioned7 June 1946
Stricken1 October 1972
FateSold 18 January 1974, scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeEdsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,253 tons standard
  • 1,590 tons full load
Length306 feet (93.27 m)
Beam36.58 feet (11.15 m)
Draft10.42 full load feet (3.18 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 FM diesel engines,
  • 4 diesel-generators,
  • 6,000 shp (4.5 MW),
  • 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Range
  • 9,100 nmi. at 12 knots
  • (17,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament
  • 3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns
  • 1 × twin 40 mm AA guns
  • 8 × single 20 mm AA guns
  • 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 8 × depth charge projectors
  • 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog)
  • 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Hill (DE-141) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.

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