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USS Seid (DE 256)


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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal European - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - World War II Victory Medal
Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183
Seid (DE 256) Building and Operational Data:
  • 10 January 1943: Keel laid by the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass.
  • 22 February 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. George Seid, mother of Ensign Seid
  • 11 June 1943: Commissioned, Cdr Charles A. Thorwall, USNR, in command
  • 7 December 1945: Decommissioned at San Pedro, Cal.
  • 8 January 1946: Stricken from the NVR
  • 17 April 1947: Sold for scrapping to the Pacific Bridge Co., San Francisco, Cal.
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    Seid 49k undated - taken at Guam Sheldon E. Elliott, S1c


    These Three Photos
    © Sheldon E. Elliott
    Seid 40k undated - taken at Guam - looking at her bridge "Score Card"
    Seid 44k undated - taken at Guam - Seid in dry-dock.
    View the USS Seid (DE 256) DANFS history entry
    located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Contact Name: Scott Craft
    Address:3057 Highland Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008
    E-mail:stcraft@earthlink.net
    Seid crew contact info Click Here
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    Additional Resources
    Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
    Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry - USS Seid
    The Destroyer History Foundation
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