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DE- 247 USS STANTON
CLASS: Edsall TYPE: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,200 tons (std) 1,590 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 12' 3" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 8 / 201
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Brown Shipbuilding, Houston TX on 7 December 1942
Launched 21 February 1943, Commissioned 7 August 1943
Decommissioned 2 June 1947, Stricken 1 December 1970
Fate: Sources differ on final fate (?).
1. Sunk as target off Puerto Rico 16 October 1972 (There is more documention supporting this fate)
2. Sold and broken up for scrap in 1972.
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1944 |
USNI / William Bradshaw |
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undated wartime image |
USNI / Dan Johnson |
USS STANTON DE- 247 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None Located
Contact Name: None
Address: None
Phone: None
E-mail: None
Note About Contacts.
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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