USS Richey
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USS Richey (DE-385) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
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USS Richey (DE-385) c. 1944 | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Joseph Lee Richey |
Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
Laid down | 19 April 1943 |
Launched | 30 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | January 1947 |
Stricken | 30 June 1968 |
Fate | Sunk as target off California, July 1969 |
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) |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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