USS Durant
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USS Durant (DE-389/WDE-489/DER-389) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy, which served briefly in the United States Coast Guard.
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USS Durant (DER-389) at Pearl Harbor c. 1963 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Durant |
Namesake | Kenneth W. Durant |
Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
Laid down | 15 May 1943 |
Launched | 3 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | June 1964 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 September 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 feet (93.27 m) |
Beam | 36.58 feet (11.15 m) |
Draft | 10.42 full load feet (3.18 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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