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

DE-170 USS Booth

• Cannon Class Destroyer Escort:
• Displacement: 1,525 tons
• Length: 308'
• Beam: 36'8"
• Draft: 11'8"
• Speed: 21 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 1x2 40mm, 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors
• Complement: 15 officers, 201 enlisted
• Diesel-electric engines with tandem-motor drive, 6,000 h.p.
• Built at Federal Shipbuilding and commissioned 19 September 1943

Additional Links:

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

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