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USS Sederstrom (DE 31)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - F - E - O
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 stars- WWII Victory Medal
Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183
Sederstrom (DE 31) Building and Operational Data:
  • 24 December 1942: Keel laid as Gillette BDE-31 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal.
  • 4 June 1943: Redesignated for use by the United States Navy
  • 15 June 1943: Launched as Gillette, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas D. O'Dea
  • 30 July 1943: renamed Sederstrom
  • 11 September 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr Lyman M. King, Jr., USNR, in command
  • 15 November 1945: Decommissioned at the Todd Shipyard, Seattle, Wash.
  • 28 November 1945: Strickened from the NVR
  • 24 November 1947: Sold for scrapping to the A.G. Schoonmaker Co. Inc., New York City, N.Y.
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    Sederstrom 122k 15 June 1943: Distinguished guests at the launching of USS Sederstrom (DE 31) at Mare Island. Left to right: Mr. I. H. Whitthorne, Mrs. F. W. Scanland, Capt. F. W. Scanland, Mrs. W. L. Friedell, Radm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant), Mrs. Thomas D. O'Dea (Sponsor), Mr. John McCormack, Mrs. John McCormack (Matron of Honor), Mr. S. J. Lundblad, Mrs. Julia O'Dea, Capt. F.C. Crisp, Master Michael J. O'Dea, Mr. Thomas O'Dea (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-31-4379-43) Darryl Bakerv
    Sederstrom 96k 15 June 1943: Mrs. John McCormack (Matron of Honor) and Mrs. Thomas D. O'Dea (Sponsor) are shown prior to the launching of Sederstrom at Mare Island Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-31-4382-43)
    Sederstrom 113k 15 June 1943: Sederstrom is at the end of the building ways at her launching. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-31-4376-43)
    Sederstrom 140k 7 July 1943: Sederstrom is seen being outfitted at Mare Island. USS Fleming (DE 32) is to the right. The ships are berthed at the foot of the building ways used to construct them. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-31-4823-43)
    Sederstrom 25k December 1943 -
    View the USS Sederstrom (DE 31) DANFS history entry
    located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
    View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    USS Sederstrom (DE 31) Reunion Coordinator
    Contact Name: Bob Young
    Address: 83 Oak Avenue / Belmont, Mass. 02478
    Phone: (617) 484-0950
    E-mail: ryoung73 at comcast.net
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    Additional Resources
    Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
    Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry - USS Sederstrom
    The Destroyer History Foundation
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