USS LLOYD E. ACREE DE-356

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slc1-acree-06 DE- 356 USS LLOYD E. ACREE
CLASS - John C. Butler
Displacement 1,350 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 8" x 13' 4" (Max) Armament 3 x 5"/38, 4x 40mmAA, 10x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's 2 DC racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6000 NM @ 12Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX. on January 24 1944.
Launched March 21 1944.
Commissioned August 1 1944.
Decommissioned October 10 1946.
Stricken January 15 1972.
Fate Sold June 13 1973 and broken up for scrap.
Source of Picture: Tulsa, OK. Newspaper-August 23rd, 1944

Source of some Information
http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/356.htm

Note: Found in the Sept. 12th, 1943 "Saltshaker"
The Destroyer Escort 356 has been named the ACREE after our courageous shipmate who gave his life for his country in the Battle of Cape Esperance.


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