USS Alfred Wolf
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For the United States Navy sailor, see Alfred Wolf (sailor).
USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544) was a World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort whose keel was laid in December 1943, but whose construction at the Boston Navy Yard was cancelled in September 1944 prior to its completion.[1]
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Diagram showing a US Navy escort destroyer ("DE"). The type shown is a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, which Alfred Wolf would have been part of. | |
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Name | Alfred Wolf |
Namesake | Seaman First Class Alfred Wolf (1923–1943) |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 9 December 1943 |
Fate |
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Notes | Construction suspended 10 June 1944 |
General characteristics (as planned) | |
Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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