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USS Keith (DE-241)

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 4 August 1942
Launched 21 December 1942, Commissioned 19 July 1943
Decommissioned 20 July 1946, Stricken 1 November 1972
Fate: sold for scrapping 18 January 1974
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Keith 23k 3 January 1946: USS Keith anchored in Shanghai, China. Small souvenir boats called 'sampans' surround her. James E. Dunham, Jr.
View the USS Keith (DE-241, DANFS history entry
located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None Located
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