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Allied Warships

USS Stanton (DE 247)

Destroyer Escort of the Edsall class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEdsall 
PennantDE 247 
Built byBrown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down7 Dec, 1942 
Launched21 Feb, 1943 
Commissioned7 Aug, 1943 
End service2 Jun, 1947 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 2 June 1947.
Stricken 1 December 1970.
Sunk as a target off the coast of Puerto Rico 16 October 1972. 

Noteable events involving Stanton include:

15 Apr, 1945
The German submarine U-1235 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 42º54'N, 30º25'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. (see map)

16 Apr, 1945
The German submarine U-880 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47º18'N, 30º26'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. (see map)


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