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DE- 253 USS PETTIT

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 6 February 1943
Launched 28 April 1943, Commissioned 23 September 1943
Decommissioned 6 May 1946, Stricken 1 August 1973
Fate:sunk as target off Puerto Rico 30 September 1974

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Pettit 38k Taken sometime between 15 Nov 1945 and 4 Feb 1946 at the South Boston Navy Yard Vincent Grobbel, BM1/c USCG,
USS Davenport (PF-69).
Pettit 130k assembly of crew on deck with flags "V" and "J" just after we received the news that Japan was going to surrender. Photo was taken in the South Pacific. Dr. Martin Davis
USS Pettit
(45-46)
Pettit 93k A prayer service on deck on VJ Day. Location South Pacific. Dr. Martin Davis
USS Pettit
(45-46)
Pettit 62k The Pettit stack symbol. It was designed by a crewman and it shows Hughey, Dewey and Louie of Disney. Walt Disney approved and did final touches on the symbol. The three little fellows are throwing over a depth charge, using binoculars wearing earphones. The symbol is still alive with the Pettit crew in correspondence and shirt designs. Dr. Martin Davis
USS Pettit
(45-46)

USS PETTIT DE- 253 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name:Dr. Martin Davis
Address:15 Grouse Lane / Huntington NY 11743
Phone:(631) 673-1199
Fax: (631) 549-6854
E-mail: perspectives2000@yahoo.com
Webpage: Naval History.Com


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