USS J. Douglas Blackwood

USS J. Douglas Blackwood was a Buckley-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after J. Douglas Blackwood. Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania laid her keel on 22 February 1943. Launched on 29 May 1943, she entered service on 15 December 1943.

98 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Evarts-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Cannon-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 1,400 long tons standard and 1,740 long tons at full load. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 23 knots, and she carried a complement of 213. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 627 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 20 April 1946. She recommissioned on 2 October 1961. She was struck from the register on 30 January 1970.

She was expended as a target on 20 July 1970. The wreck survives.

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