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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Canfield (DE-262) |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 23 February 1943 |
| Launched | 6 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 21 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Honours and awards | 4 Battle Stars |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 June 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Evarts class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) |
| Length | 289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) (oa), 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) (wl) |
| Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws |
| Speed | 19 knots |
| Range | 4,150 nm |
| Complement | 15 officers / 183 enlisted |
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USS Canfield (DE-262) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in dangerous battle areas and returned home with four battle stars.