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USS Engstrom (DE-50)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - G - C - L

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - 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 Philadelphia NSY on 1 April 1942
Launched 24 July 1942, Commissioned 21 June 1943
Decommissioned 19 December 1945, Stricken 8 January 1946

Fate: Sold for scrapping 26 December 1946

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
39k	Warren Leonard Engstrom, born 5 January 1921 in Superior, Wis., was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1942, which was graduated in December 1941. He reported for duty in Northampton (CA-26) 5 February 1942, and was killed in action 30 November 1942 when his ship was damaged in the Battle of Tassafaronga. Just prior to his death he had been appointed lieutenant (junior grade). USS *Engstrom* (DE-50) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo Courtesy of the US Naval Academy thanks to Nell Horn)	Bill Gonyo
65k	port side, undated	-
63k	off Philadelphia Navy Yard on 2 Jul 1943	-
100k	Inboard view of *Engstrom* showing detail aft of bridge. Note the 3" training loader forward of the funnel. [US National Archives, from the book "Allied Escort Ships of World War II (A Complete Survey)", by Peter Elliott]	Edib Krlicbegovic, Bosnia - Hercegovina
91k	27 February 1945: Bow on view of *Engstrom* off Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-50-1506-45)	Darryl Baker
115k	27 February 1945: Broadside view of *Engstrom. She was under overhaul at Mare Island from 19 January until 27 February 1945. (US Navy Photo #DE-50-1508-45)*
96k	27 February 1945: Stern view of *Engstrom* off Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-50-1507-45)
192k	3 March 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands
185k	3 March 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands

View the USS Engstrom (DE-50), 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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