USS Daniel T. Griffin

USS Daniel T. Griffin was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Daniel T. Griffin. Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard laid her keel on 7 September 1942. Launched on 25 February 1943, she entered service on 9 June 1943.

She was one of 98 ships of her class. The class followed the Evarts-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Cannon-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 1,740 long tons. 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 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Daniel T. Griffin until 30 May 1946. She then passed to the Chilean Navy, serving as Virgilio Uribe (APD-29) from 15 November 1966. She was in commission for 816 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 30 May 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 December 1966.

She was broken up for scrap in 1995.

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