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DE- 173 USS ELDRIDGE
CLASS: Cannon TYPE: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,240 tons (std) 1,620 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 11' 8" (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 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 201
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark NJ on 22 February 1943
Launched 25 July 1943, Commissioned 27 August 1943
Decommissioned 17 June 1946, Stricken 26 March 1951
Fate: To Greece 15 January 1951, renamed Leon (D-54), stricken in 1991
(Reported to be laid up in Souda Bay Crete in Terminal Reserve as of 1-98)
NOTE
ELDRIDGE was the subject of the much publicized "PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT"
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undated wartime image |
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Eldridge's commissioning ceremony into the Greek Navy, 15 January 1951. |
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as HNS Leon (D-54), 1960's |
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USS ELDRIDGE DE- 173 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.
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