Allied Warships

USS Eldridge (DE 173)

Destroyer Escort of the Cannon class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassCannon 
PennantDE 173 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Feb 1943 
Launched25 Jul 1943 
Commissioned27 Aug 1943 
End service17 Jun 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 17 June 1946.
Stricken by the U.S.N. 26 March 1951.
Fate To Greece 15 January 1951 being renamed Leon.
Leon was stricken in 1991.

 

Commands listed for USS Eldridge (DE 173)

Please note that we're still working on this section.

CommanderFromTo
1Lt. C. R. Hamilton, USNR27 Aug 1943???

You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Return to the Allied Warships section