Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DE-147 USS Blair

• Edsall Class Destroyer Escort:
• Displacement: 1,700 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 36'7"
• Draft: 12'3"
• Speed: 21 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 4x1 40mm, 10 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors, 1x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 216
• Geared-diesel engines, Fairbanks Morse reverse gear drive, twin screws, 12,000 shaft hp.
• Built at Consolidated Steel, Orange, Tex., and commissioned 13 September 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Blair

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