USS Carlson

Evarts-class destroyer escort

Displacement: 1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length: 88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam: 10.67 m (35 ft)
Speed: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h, 22.4 mph)
Complement: 198
Main gun: 76 mm (3 in)

Service

United States Navy as Carlson10 May 1943 — 10 December 1945846 days of the war

Evarts-class destroyer escort Particulars

Name: USS Carlson
Builder: Boston Navy Yard
Launched: 10 May 1943
Commissioned: 10 May 1943
Decommissioned: 10 December 1945
Fate: Sold, 17 October 1946 (1946)
Status: Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, standard: 1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length: 88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam: 10.67 m (35 ft)
Speed: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h, 22.4 mph)
Complement: 198
Main gun: 76 mm (3 in)

USS Carlson was a Evarts-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. She was built by Boston Navy Yard. She entered service on 10 May 1943, having been launched on 10 May 1943.

67 ships of the class were built. The class followed the N/A and was succeeded by the Buckley-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,140 long tons. She measured 88.1 m (289 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 19.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 198. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 846 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 10 December 1945.

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Armament and machinery

Armament: 3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual purpose guns
1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun
9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns
1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds)
8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

Sister ships

42 more in the class

Sources

Facts harvested from USS Carlson on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.