USS Manning (DE-199)

History
United States
NameUSS Manning
Ordered1942
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Laid down15 February 1943
Launched1 June 1943
Commissioned1 October 1943
Decommissioned15 January 1947
Stricken31 July 1968
Honors and
awards
4 battle stars (World War II)
FateSold for scrap, 27 October 1969
General characteristics
Class and typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard
  • 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft
  • 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard
  • 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load
Propulsion
  • 2 × boilers
  • General Electric turbo-electric drive
  • 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
  • 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch
  • 2 × rudders
  • 359 tons fuel oil
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range
  • 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers, 198 men
Armament

USS Manning (DE-199) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1969.