USS Ahrens (DE-575)
USS Ahrens (DE-575), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Private Edward H. Ahrens (1919–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo on 8 August 1942. He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross. Ahrens was laid down on 5 November 1943 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 21 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marie Ahrens, the mother of Private First Class Ahrens; and commissioned on 12 February 1944, Lieutenant Commander Morgan H. Hains in command.
USS Ahrens (DE-575)
USS Ahrens (DE-575), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Private Edward H. Ahrens (1919–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo on 8 August 1942. He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross. Ahrens was laid down on 5 November 1943 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 21 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marie Ahrens, the mother of Private First Class Ahrens; and commissioned on 12 February 1944, Lieutenant Commander Morgan H. Hains in command.
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USS Ahrens (DE-575), a Buckley ...... er Morgan H. Hains in command.
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commissioning date
1944-02-12
decommissioning date
1946-06-24
laying down
1943-11-05
length (μ)
9.32688e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.12776e+1
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ship launched
1943-12-21
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Sold for scrap, 20 January 1967
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Ship armament
*3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
*1 × q ...... ctors
*2 × depth charge tracks
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* standard
* full load
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Ship propulsion
*2 × boilers
*General Electric ...... 2 × rudders
*359 tons fuel oil
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1965-04-01
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