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USS Courtney (DE-1021)
Dealey-class destroyer escort / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Courtney (DE-1021) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, in service from 1956 to 1973.
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Courtney.
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Name | USS Courtney |
Namesake | Henry A. Courtney, Jr. |
Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 2 September 1954 |
Launched | 2 November 1955 |
Commissioned | 24 September 1956 |
Stricken | 14 December 1973 |
Homeport | Naval Station Newport, RI |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 17 June 1974 |
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Class and type | Dealey-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load |
Length | 314 ft 6 in (95.86 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) |
Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
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Speed | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 170 |
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Service record | |
Operations: | Operation Argus |
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