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USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387

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USS VANCE DE387 Page 3 Class Destroyer Escort Edsall DE129 Displacement 1,250 Tons Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' x 10' 5" (Max) Armament 3 x 3"/50, 2x 40mmAA, 10x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 8 DCT's, 2 DC racks. Machinery, 6,000 SHP; 4 Fairbanks Morse Model 38d81/8 Geared Diesel Engines, 2 screws Speed, 21 Knots Crew 186
USCGC VANCE WDE487 Page 4 Class Destroyer Escort Edsall DE129 Displacement: 1,253 tons standard; 1,680 tons max. load (1953) Length: 306’ oa Beam: 36’7" Draft: 10' 5' full load Machinery: 6000 SHP; 4 Fairbanks Morse Model 38d81/8 Geared Diesel Engines, direct reversible, 2 Screws Range: 10,800 nm at 12 knots Performance: Max Speed: 20.4 kts (1952) Max Sustained: 19.5 kts, 7,100-mi radius (1952) Economic: 12.0 kts. 13,000-mi radius (1952) Logistics: Fuel Oil (95%) 97,400 gal Crew: 186; 9 officers, 2 warrants, 160 enlisted (1952) Electronics: Detection Radar SC-4, SU-1; Sonar QCT Armament: 3-3"/50 (single); 8-40mm/60 (1 quad, 2 twin); 4-20mm/80 (twin), 2 depth charge tracks; 8 Y-guns; 1 Hedgehog Cost $1,539,000
USS VANCE DER387 Page 5 Class Destroyer Escort Edsall DE129 Displacement: 1,253 tons standard; 1,680 tons max. load Length: 306’ oa Beam: 36’7" Draft: 10' 5' full load Machinery: 6000 SHP; 4 Fairbanks Morse Model 38d81/8 Geared Diesel Engines direct reversible, 2 Screws Range: 10,800 nm at 12 knots Top Speed: 21 knots Complement: 186 Armament: 2-3"/50; 2-tri-mount torpedo tube arrays; 1 depth charge tracks; 1 hedge hog launcher; 50 cal. machine guns
Operational and Building Data Laid down by Brown Shipbuilding, Houston,TX on April 30, 1943 Launched July 16, 1943 Commissioned at Houston,TX November 1, 1943 Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, FL February 27, 1946 Loaned to USCG and Recommissioned WDE487 at Green Cove Springs, FL, May 9, 1952 Returned USN and Decommissioned at San Diego,CA April 3, 1954 Reclassified and converted DER387, October 21, 1955 Recommissioned at Vallejo,CA October 5, 1956 Decommissioned at Vallejo,CA October 10, 1969 Stricken June 1, 1975 Fate Sunk as target off of California in 1985/?

Questions:
Hedge Hog: Probably replaced 1 forward gun mount.
Does anyone know when?
Main Battery 2-3"/50 read above
Answers
DE SYMBOLS TEV----Turbo-electric drive, 5-inch guns
WGT---Geared-turbine drive, 5-inch guns
TE------Turbine-electric drive, 3-inch guns
FMR--- Geared-diesel, Fairbanks Morse reverse gear drive, 3-inch guns
DET----Diesel-electric tandem-motor drive, Long-hull, 3-inch gun
GMT---Diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short-hull

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