USS Rinehart

USS Rinehart was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Clark Franklin Rinehart. Her keel was laid at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on 21 October 1943. Launched on 9 January 1944, she entered service on 12 February 1944.

She was one of 79 ships of her class. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 1,240 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 216. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Rinehart until 17 July 1946. She then passed to the Royal Netherlands Navy, serving as HNLMS De Bitter (F807) from 1 June 1950. She was in commission for 568 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 17 July 1946. She was struck from the register on 26 September 1950.

She was broken up for scrap in February 1968.

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