USS Leopold (DE-319) launching at Orange, Texas on 12 June 1943
History
United States
Name
USS Leopold
Namesake
Robert Lawrence Leopold
Builder
Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down
24 March 1943
Launched
12 June 1943
Sponsored by
Ms. Helen S. Leopold
Commissioned
18 October 1943
Fate
Sunk by the submarine U-255, 10 March 1944
General characteristics
Class and type
Edsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement
1,253 long tons (1,273 t) (standard)
1,590 long tons (1,616 t) (full load)
Length
306 ft (93 m)
Beam
36.58 ft (11.15 m)
Draft
10.42 ft (3.18 m) full load
Installed power
6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
4 × FM diesel engines
4 × diesel-generators
2 × shafts
Speed
21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Range
9,700 nmi (11,200 mi; 18,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement
8 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
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