Technical information
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Displacement | 1200 BRT |
Length | 306 feet |
Complement | 186 men |
Armament | 3 3" guns 2 40mm and 8 20mm 2 depth charge throwers 3 21" torpedo tubes |
Max speed | 21 knots |
Engines | Diesels |
Power | 6000 |
Notes on class |
US Navy ships of the Edsall class
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See all US Navy Destroyer Escort classes.
Edsall class ships hit by U-boats (4) | |||
2 Aug 1944 | USS Fiske (i) | Sunk | U-804 |
24 Apr 1945 | USS Frederick C. Davis | Sunk | U-546 |
9 Mar 1944 | USS Leopold | Sunk | U-255 |
3 May 1944 | USS Menges | Damaged | U-371 |
Books dealing with this subject include:
World War II American Destroyer Escorts, Edsall Class (FMR), Borchers, Duane D., Sr., |