USS Foreman (DE-633)
USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Andrew L. Foreman (1920-1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. Ensign Foreman remained at his station to help in saving his ship until asphyxiated by gas generated by the explosion. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic self-sacrifice.
USS Foreman (DE-633)
USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Andrew L. Foreman (1920-1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. Ensign Foreman remained at his station to help in saving his ship until asphyxiated by gas generated by the explosion. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic self-sacrifice.
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USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckle ...... A. Manston, USNR, in command.
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commissioning date
1943-10-22
decommissioning date
1946-06-28
laying down
1943-03-09
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9,32688e+1
ship beam (μ)
1,12776e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1943-08-01
status
Sold and broken up 1966
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743.718.224
Ship armament
*3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
*4 × 1 ...... ctors
*2 × depth charge tracks
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Ship namesake
Andrew L. Foreman
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Ship propulsion
*2-boiler General Electric tur ...... propellers, diameter, pitch
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Ship struck
1965-04-01
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USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckle ...... for his heroic self-sacrifice.
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