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Straub (DE 77)
HMS Braithwaite (K-468)
CLASS: BUCKLEY (lend-lease)
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: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-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: 186
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 10 May 1943
Launched 31 July 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 13 November 1943, Renamed HMS Braithwaite
Returned USN 13 November 1945, Stricken 21 January 1946
Fate: sold for scrapping, date unknown
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date unknown: Off the northern Scottish coast (photo credit: Mr. K.R. Mac) |
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History of HMS Braithwaite (K-463), ex-Straub DE-77
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
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