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History
USS KeyUnited States
NameKey
NamesakeEugene Morland Key
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down14 December 1943
Launched12 February 1944
Commissioned5 June 1944
Decommissioned9 July 1946
Stricken1 March 1972
Honours and
awards		1 battle star for World War II
FateSold for scrapping 19 December 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 long tons (1,372 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW); 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × single 5 in (127 mm) guns
  • 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns
  • 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 8 × depth charge throwers
  • 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar
  • 2 × depth charge racks

USS Key (DE-348) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1972.

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