USS Herzog

History
United States
Name	USS Herzog
Namesake	William Ralph Herzog
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down	17 May 1943
Launched	5 September 1943
Commissioned	6 October 1943
Decommissioned	1 August 1944
Stricken	20 July 1953
Fate	Leased to Brazil, 1 August 1944 Transferred to Brazil, 30 June 1953
History
Brazil
Name	Beberibe (D-19)
Acquired	1 August 1944
Stricken	1968
Fate	Ran aground, February 1966 Scrapped, 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Herzog (DE-178) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1944. She was transferred to Brazil on 1 August 1944 and served as Beberibe (D-19) until 1966. She was scrapped in 1968.