USS Hutchinson
Service
- as Hutchinson3 February 1944 — 23 September 1946577 days of the war
- as California24 November 1947 — 1964
- Name
- USS Hutchinson
- Namesake
- City of Hutchinson, Kansas
- Laid down
- 28 July 1943
- Launched
- 27 August 1943
- Commissioned
- 3 February 1944
- Decommissioned
- 23 September 1946
- Struck
- 29 October 1946
- Fate
- Scrapped, 1964 (1964)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 2,415 long tons (2,454 t)
- Length
- 92.35 m (303 ft)
- Beam
- 11.28 m (37 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
- Complement
- 190
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
USS Hutchinson was a destroyer escort of the Tacoma-class frigate, operated by the United States Navy. She was named for City of Hutchinson. Her keel was laid on 28 July 1943. She entered service on 3 February 1944, having been launched on 27 August 1943.
76 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Asheville-class patrol frigate and was succeeded by the none.
Displacement was 2,415 long tons. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 190. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.
She served with the United States Navy as Hutchinson until 23 September 1946. She was in commission for 577 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 23 September 1946. She was struck from the register on 29 October 1946.
She was broken up for scrap in 1964.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × 5500 shp turbines
- 3 boilers
- 2 shafts
- Armament
- 3 × 3"/50 dual purpose guns (3x1)
- 4 x 40 mm guns (2×2)
- 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1)
- 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
- 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors
- 2 × Depth charge tracks
Sister ships
- Soviet frigate EK-1
- Soviet frigate EK-10
- Soviet frigate EK-11
- Soviet frigate EK-12
- Soviet frigate EK-13
- Soviet frigate EK-14
- Soviet frigate EK-15
- Soviet frigate EK-16
- Soviet frigate EK-17
- Soviet frigate EK-18
- Soviet frigate EK-19
- Soviet frigate EK-2
- Soviet frigate EK-20
- Soviet frigate EK-21
- Soviet frigate EK-22
- Soviet frigate EK-25
- Soviet frigate EK-26
- Soviet frigate EK-27
- Soviet frigate EK-28
- Soviet frigate EK-29
- Soviet frigate EK-3
- Soviet frigate EK-30
- Soviet frigate EK-4
- Soviet frigate EK-5
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Hutchinson on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Naval History and Heritage Command — https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-84000/NH-84721.html ; https://www.navsource.net/archives/12/08045.htm — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons