USS Charles J. Kimmel

History
United States
Name	Charles J. Kimmel
Namesake	Charles J. Kimmel
Builder	Bethlehem Steel
Laid down	1 December 1943
Launched	15 January 1944
Commissioned	20 April 1944
Decommissioned	15 January 1947
Stricken	30 June 1968
Honours and awards	1 Battle Star
Fate	Sunk as target, 1 November 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Rudderow-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,450 tons (std) 1,810 tons (full)
Length	306 ft (93 m) overall, 300 ft (91 m) at the waterline
Beam	36 ft 11.5 in (11.265 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) (max)
Propulsion	2 CE boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW), 2 screws
Speed	24 knots
Complement	12 officers and 192 enlisted
Armament	2-5 in/38 cal Mk30 guns, 4 (2x2) 40 mm Mk1 AA guns, 10 20 mm/70 Mk 4 AA guns, 3 21-inch (533 mm) Mk 15 Torpedo Tubes (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk 10 (230 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors (40), 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks (60)

USS Charles J. Kimmel (DE-584) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort serving in the US Navy from 1944 through 1947. She served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II. Charles J. Kimmel was laid down by Bethlehem Steel in Hingham, Massachusetts on 1 December 1943 and launched on 15 January 1944. She was commissioned 20 April 1944. The vessel was decommissioned on 15 January 1947, stricken 30 June 1968 and ultimately sunk as target off California, on 13 November 1969.^[1]