USS Bauer
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USS Bauer (DE-1025) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, naval aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Commander of Marine Fighting Squadron 212 in the South Pacific between 10 May and 14 November 1942.
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United States | |
Name | USS Bauer |
Namesake | Harold W. Bauer |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Francisco |
Laid down | 1 December 1955 |
Launched | 7 June 1957 |
Commissioned | 21 November 1957 |
Decommissioned | 3 December 1973 |
Stricken | 3 December 1973 |
Fate | Sold for scrap |
General characteristics | |
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: | Vietnam War |
Awards: | 2 Battle stars |
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