USS Edsall (DE-129)
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USS Edsall (DE-129) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman Norman Edsall (1873–1899).
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Namesake | Norman Edsall |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 2 July 1942 |
Launched | 1 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 June 1946 |
Stricken | 1 June 1968 |
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Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
Beam | 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) ax |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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Edsall was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 2 July 1942; launched 1 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Bessie Edsall Bracey, sister of Seaman Edsall; and commissioned 10 April 1943.