USS Kephart
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For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Gyeongbuk.
USS Kephart (DE-207/APD-61) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. After spending 20 years in reserve, she was transferred to Republic of Korea Navy and served another 18 years as Kyong Puk (PF-82) until she was struck in 1985.
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United States | |
Name | USS Kephart |
Namesake | William P. Kephart |
Ordered | 1942 |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
Launched | 6 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 7 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 21 June 1946 |
Stricken | 1 May 1967 |
Fate | Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1967 |
South Korea | |
Name | Gyeongbuk |
Acquired | 16 May 1967 |
Commissioned | 1967 |
Stricken | 30 April 1985 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,400 long tons (1,400 t) |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Complement | 186 officers and enlisted |
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