USS Chaffee

	USS Chaffee (DE-230)
History
United States
Name	Chaffee
Namesake	Davis Elliot Chaffee
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
Laid down	26 August 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. L. C. Chaffee
Commissioned	9 May 1944
Decommissioned	15 April 1946
Stricken	29 June 1948
Honors and; awards	Two battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Rudderow-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,450 tons (light) 1,810 tons (full)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Propulsion	General Electric steam turbo-electric drive engine; Two 3-bladed propellers solid manganese-bronze 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) diameter;
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	186
Armament	2 × 5 in/38 cal (127 mm) (2x1); 4 × 40-mm (2x2); 10 × 20 mm (10x1); 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x3); 1 Hedgehog depth bomb thrower; 8 depth charge projectors (8x1); 2 depth charge racks;

USS Chaffee (DE-230) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy during World War II.

History
USS Chaffee (DE-230)
United States
Name	Chaffee
Namesake	Davis Elliot Chaffee
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina
Laid down	26 August 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. L. C. Chaffee
Commissioned	9 May 1944
Decommissioned	15 April 1946
Stricken	29 June 1948
Honors and awards	Two battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Rudderow-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,450 tons (light) 1,810 tons (full)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Propulsion	General Electric steam turbo-electric drive engine Two 3-bladed propellers solid manganese-bronze 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) diameter
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	186
Armament	2 × 5 in/38 cal (127 mm) (2x1) 4 × 40-mm (2x2) 10 × 20 mm (10x1) 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x3) 1 Hedgehog depth bomb thrower 8 depth charge projectors (8x1) 2 depth charge racks