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USS Holt arriving in San Francisco, January 1946
Holt arriving in San Francisco, January 1946
History
USS HoltUnited States
NameUSS Holt
NamesakeWilliam Mack Holt
Ordered1942
BuilderDefoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down28 November 1943
Launched15 February 1944
Commissioned9 June 1944
Decommissioned2 July 1946
Stricken15 November 1974
Honors and
awards		2 battle stars (World War II)
Fate
  • Loaned to South Korea, 19 June 1963
  • Purchased outright, 15 November 1974
USS HoltSouth Korea
NameROKS Chung Nam (DE-73)
Acquired19 June 1963
ReclassifiedDE-821, 1980
Stricken31 January 1984
FateScrapped, 1984
General characteristics
Class and typeRudderow-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,450 long tons (1,473 t) light
  • 1,673 long tons (1,700 t) standard
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) full
PropulsionTurbo-electric drive, 12,000 hp (8.9 MW)
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Complement186
Armament
  • 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns
  • 2 × twin 40 mm guns
  • 10 × single 20 mm guns
  • 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
  • 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge tracks

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