USS Alger

USS Alger underway at sea, circa 1944
History
United States
Name	Alger
Namesake	Philip Rounsevile Alger
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down	2 January 1943
Launched	8 July 1943
Commissioned	12 November 1943
Decommissioned	10 March 1945
Stricken	20 July 1953
Fate	Transferred to Brazil 10 March 1945
Brazil
Name	NAe Babitonga
Acquired	10 March 1945
Out of service	1964
Identification	D-16
Fate	Stricken and scrapped, 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11.2 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.7 m)
Installed power	6,000 hp (4,500 kW) (diesels) 4,500 kW (6,000 hp) (electric motors)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive 2 × screws
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (12,400 mi; 20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1) 2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (1x2) 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns (8×1) 3 × Torpedo tubes for 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 x depth charge tracks

USS Alger (DE-101) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Battle of the Atlantic and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Alger was named for Philip Rounsevile Alger.

She was laid down on 2 January 1943 by the Dravo Corp., Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 8 July 1943; sponsored by Miss Louisa Rodgers Alger; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 12 November 1943.