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USS LevyUnited States
NameUSS Levy (DE-162)
NamesakeUriah P. Levy
OrderedUnknown
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down19 October 1942
Launched28 March 1943
Commissioned13 May 1943
Decommissioned4 April 1947
Stricken2 August 1973
Honours and
awards
5 battle stars (World War II)
FateSold for scrap, 17 July 1974
General characteristics
Class and typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament
  • 3 single × Mk.22 3-inch/50-caliber guns
  • 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns
  • 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Levy (DE-162) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort, named in honor of Commodore Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), a notable figure of the 19th-century Navy.

The ship was laid down on 19 October 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, launched on 28 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Mathoff, niece of Commodore Levy; and commissioned on 13 May 1943.

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