USS Lansing
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USS Lansing (DE-388), an Edsall-class destroyer escort, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Aviation Machinist Mate First Class William Henry Lansing.
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Namesake | William Henry Lansing |
Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
Laid down | 15 May 1943 |
Launched | 2 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | 21 May 1965 |
Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 16 August 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) |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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