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DE- 577 USS ALEXANDER J. LUKE
CLASS: Buckley TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 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: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 198
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 5 November 1943
Launched 28 December 1943, Commissioned 19 February 1944
Redesignated DER-577, converted by Brown SB, Houston TX, 7 December 1945
Decommissioned 18 October 1947, Stricken 1 May 1970
Fate: Sunk as target off Newport RI, 22 October 1970
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USS ALEXANDER J. LUKE DE- 577 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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