USS Underhill
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USS Underhill (DE-682) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II. Built in 1943, she served in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific until her sinking in a suicide attack by a Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo on 24 July 1945.
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USS Underhill (DE-682) | |
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United States | |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company |
Laid down | 16 September 1943 |
Launched | 15 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 November 1943 |
Stricken | 1 September 1945 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
Displacement |
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Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Propulsion | Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
Complement | 15 officers, 198 sailors |
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