USS Bates
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USS Bates (DE-68/APD-47) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945. She sank after being hit by three kamikaze on 25 May 1945.
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Name | USS Bates |
Builder | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard |
Launched | 6 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 13 September 1943 |
Reclassified | APD-47, 31 July 1944 |
Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sunk by Kamikazes[1] off Okinawa, 25 May 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
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Propulsion | Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 shp (8.9 MW) |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
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