USS Joseph K. Taussig

History
United States
Name	USS Joseph K. Taussig
Namesake	Joseph Taussig
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	3 January 1956
Launched	9 March 1957
Commissioned	10 September 1957
Decommissioned	1 July 1972
Stricken	1 July 1972
Motto	We Are Ready Now
Fate	Sold for scrap, 15 June 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Dealey-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load
Length	314 ft 6 in (95.86 m)
Beam	36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers 1 × De Laval geared turbine 20,000 shp (15 MW) 1 shaft
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	170
Armament	4 × 3 inch/50 caliber guns 1 × Squid ASW mortar 6 × 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes Mark 46 torpedoes

USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named after Admiral Joseph Taussig. Joseph K. Taussig was laid down 3 January 1956 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; launched 9 March 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph K. Taussig, widow of Vice Admiral Taussig, and commissioned 10 September 1957.