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USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign:
N - Z - D - C

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - WWII Victory Medal

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 Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 8 December 1942, Launched 24 January 1943
Commissioned 29 July 1943, Decommissioned 17 June 1946
Stricken 1 October 1972

Fate: Sold for scrapping 14 May 1974

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
79k	Artist's conception of Douglas L. Howard by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett, with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company, Navy Yard Associates, offers prints of most destroyers, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. *ALL destroyer escorts* are available in their WWII configuration. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. When you purchase artwork from them, please indicate that you heard about their work from Navsource.	Navy Yard Associates
36k	Douglas Legate Howard born 11 February 1885 in Annapolis, Md. He was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1906. He was commanding officer of *Drayton* (DD-23), *Rowan* (DD-64), and *Bell* (DD-95) during World War I and was awarded the Navy Cross for his distinguished service on patrol and convoy escort duty in waters infested with submarines and mines. Captain Howard retired in 1933 and died at Annapolis 14 December 1936. USS *Douglas L. Howard* (DE-138) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo Courtesy of USNA Alumni Association thanks to Anne Sharpe)	Bill Gonyo
61k	undated wartime image	Bill Gonyo
57k	undated wartime image	Cathy Coates, daughter of Thomas Leroy Burgess, S2c

View the USS Douglas L. Howard (DE 138), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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