USS Richard M. Rowell

History
United States
Name	Richard M. Rowell
Laid down	18 August 1943
Launched	17 November 1943
Commissioned	9 March 1944
Decommissioned	2 July 1946
Stricken	30 June 1968
Honours and awards	6 battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, June 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement	1,350 long tons (1,372 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m), overall
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max)
Propulsion	2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW), 2 screws
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	2 5 in (127 mm) DP guns,   4 (2×2) 40 mm AA guns, 10 20 mm cannon,   3 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes,   1 Hedgehog projector,   2 depth charge tracks,   8 K-gun depth charge projectors

USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. During her career she earned six battle stars to her credit.