USS Ricketts

History
United States
Name	Ricketts
Namesake	Milton Ernest Ricketts
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding Houston, Texas
Laid down	16 March 1943
Launched	10 May 1943
Commissioned	5 October 1943
Decommissioned	17 April 1946
Stricken	1 November 1972
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 18 January 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Edsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,253 tons standard; 1,590 tons full load;
Length	306 ft (93.3 m)
Beam	36.58 ft (11.1 m)
Draft	10.42 ft (3.2 m)
Propulsion	4 × FM diesel engines,; 4 × diesel-generators,; 6,000 shp (4,500 kW),; 2 × screws;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns; 1 × twin 40 mm AA guns; 8 × single 20 mm AA guns; 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 8 × depth charge projectors; 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog); 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Ricketts (DE-254) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.

History

United States
Name	Ricketts
Namesake	Milton Ernest Ricketts
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding Houston, Texas
Laid down	16 March 1943
Launched	10 May 1943
Commissioned	5 October 1943
Decommissioned	17 April 1946
Stricken	1 November 1972
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 18 January 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Edsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,253 tons standard 1,590 tons full load
Length	306 ft (93.3 m)
Beam	36.58 ft (11.1 m)
Draft	10.42 ft (3.2 m)
Propulsion	4 × FM diesel engines, 4 × diesel-generators, 6,000 shp (4,500 kW), 2 × screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns 1 × twin 40 mm AA guns 8 × single 20 mm AA guns 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks