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USS Daniel T. Griffin
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USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54/APD-38), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ordnanceman Daniel T. Griffin (1911–1941), who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands.
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Name | USS Daniel T. Griffin |
Namesake | Daniel T. Griffin |
Ordered | 1942 |
Builder | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard |
Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
Launched | 25 February 1943 |
Reclassified | APD-38, 23 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 9 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 30 May 1946 |
Stricken | 1 December 1966 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Transferred to Chile, 15 November 1966 |
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Name | Virgilio Uribe (APD-29) |
Acquired | 15 November 1966 |
Decommissioned | 30 May 1995 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1995 |
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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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Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
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Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
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