USS Reuben James (DE-153)
Buckley-class destroyer escort / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Reuben James (DE-153) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for Reuben James, a Boatswain's Mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.
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Name | USS Reuben James |
Namesake | Reuben James |
Builder | Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia |
Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
Launched | 6 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 October 1947 |
Stricken | 30 June 1968 |
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Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
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Speed | 23.6 knots (43.7 km/h; 27.2 mph) |
Complement | 213 officers and enlisted |
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Reuben James was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, launched on 6 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hiram Ward, and commissioned on 1 April 1943.