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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Cloues |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 23 February 1943 |
Launched | 6 April 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 26 November 1945 |
Stricken | 5 December 1945 |
Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 22 May 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
Complement | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
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USS Cloues (DE-265) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort of 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 three battle stars.