USS Mosley
WWII US naval vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Walter Harold Mosley?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
USS Mosley (DE 321) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Namesake | Walter Harold Mosley |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 6 April 1943 |
Launched | 26 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | 15 March 1946 |
Stricken | 2 January 1971 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 22 August 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
Displacement |
|
Length | 306 feet (93.27 m) |
Beam | 36.58 feet (11.15 m) |
Draft | 10.42 full load feet (3.18 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Range |
|
Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
Armament |
|
Close