USS Schmitt

USS Schmitt was a Buckley-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. She was named for Aloysius Schmitt. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts laid her keel on 22 February 1943. She entered service on 24 July 1943, having been launched on 29 May 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 1,673 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 24 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 Schmitt (DE-676) until 28 June 1949. She was in commission for 771 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 28 June 1949. She was struck from the register on 1 May 1967.

She was broken up for scrap in 1976.

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