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DE- 187 USS STERN

CLASS - Cannon
Displacement 1,240 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 7" x 11' 8" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 2x 40mmAA, 10x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's 2 DC racks.
Machinery, 6,000 BHP; 4 GM Model 16-278A Diesel Engines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark on August 12 1943.
Launched October 31 1943.
Commissioned December 1 1943.
Decommissioned April 26 1946.
Stricken March 1 1951.
Fate To Netherlands March 1 1951.
Renamed Van Zijll.
Returned to the US December 15 1967.
Sold February 1968 and broken up for scrap.

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Stern 84k Off the coast of New York, en route to shakedown in Bermuda, approximately December 10, 1943. USN / Thomas A. Staley, SOM2C
Stern 84k North Atlantic camouflage, in the North Atlantic, 1944. USN / Thomas A. Staley, SOM2C
Stern 71k North Atlantic camouflage, in the North Atlantic, 1944. USN / Thomas A. Staley, SOM2C
Stern 48k HMNS."Dubois" F-809. Ex U.S.S O'Neill, DE 188 and HMNS "Van Zyl" F-811 Ex U.S.S. Stern. DE-187 in Yokosuka harbor 1954. © John Wolf L/S R/P 2

USS STERN DE- 187 History
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