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USS Donaldson (DE 44)
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - W - P - W
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/7 stars - WWII Victory Medal
Class: Evarts Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 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
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 183
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Puget Sound NSY on 12 January 1943, Launched 1 August 1943
Commissioned 1 December 1943, Decommissioned 5 December 1945
Stricken 19 December 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 2 July 1946
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62k | undated wartime image | Jerry Church | |
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131k | undated wartime image | David Buell | |
View the USS Donaldson (DE 44) DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center 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
None
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