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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Carter (DE-112) |
| Namesake | Jack Carter |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Laid down | 19 November 1943 |
| Launched | 29 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 10 February 1949 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 14 December 1948 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name | ROCS Taizhao (太昭) (DE-26)[1][2] |
| Acquired | 14 December 1948 |
| Stricken | December 1973 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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USS Carter (DE-112) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. In 1948, she was sold to Taiwan where she served as Taizhao. She was scrapped in 1974.
- ^ Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1972–1973. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. p. 311.
- ^ "Carter (6117654)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 4 November 2009.