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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Hilbert |
| Namesake | Ernest Lenard Hilbert |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California |
| Laid down | 23 March 1943 |
| Launched | 18 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 August 1972 |
| Honors and awards | 8 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 15 October 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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| Length | |
| 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 |
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USS Hilbert (DE-742) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold for scrapping in 1973.