USS Cates

USS Cates (DE-763) New York Harbor - Taken off the New York Navy Yard, 28 November 1944.
History
United States
Name	USS Cates (DE-763)
Namesake	William Finnic Cates
Builder	Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	1 March 1943
Launched	19 October 1943
Commissioned	15 December 1943
Decommissioned	28 March 1947
Stricken	20 December 1950
Fate	Transferred to France, 11 November 1950
French frigate Soudanais (F-722, ex-USS Cates DE 763) underway.
History
France
Name	Soudanais (F722)
Namesake	Sudanese people
Acquired	11 November 1950
Stricken	1959
Fate	Scrapped, 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 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
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Cates (DE-763) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.