USS Pennewill
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USS Pennewill (DE-175) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
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United States | |
Name | USS Pennewill |
Namesake | William Ellison Pennewill |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
Laid down | 26 April 1943 |
Launched | 8 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 September 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 August 1944 |
Stricken | 20 July 1953 |
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History | |
Brazil | |
Name | Bertioga (D-21) |
Acquired | 1 August 1944 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1964 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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