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USS Vammen (DE-644), off San Francisco, on 3 December 1957
USS Vammen (DE-644) off San Francisco's shore, taken 12 March 1957
History
USS VammenUnited States
NameUSS Vammen
NamesakeClarence E. Vammen, Jr.
Ordered1942
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco
Laid down1 August 1943
Launched21 May 1944
Commissioned27 July 1944
Decommissioned18 June 1960
In service18 June 1960
Out of service2 October 1961
Recommissioned2 October 1961
Decommissioned1 August 1962
In service1 August 1962
Out of service12 July 1969
Stricken12 July 1969
Honors and
awards
  • 1 battle star (World War II)
  • 1 engagement star (Korea)
FateSunk as a target, 18 February 1971
General characteristics
Class and typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard
  • 1,673 long tons (1,700 t) full load
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion
  • Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement15 officers, 198 men
Armament
  • 3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
  • 1 × quad 1.1"/75 caliber gun
  • 8 × 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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