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United States | |
Name | USS Francis M. Robinson |
Namesake | Francis M. Robinson |
Ordered | 1942 |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 22 February 1943 |
Launched | 29 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 20 June 1960 |
Stricken | 1 July 1972 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star & Presidential Unit Citation (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 July 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
Displacement |
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Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
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Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
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USS Francis M. Robinson (DE-220), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Commander Francis M. Robinson (1883–1942), who was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
Francis M. Robinson was launched on 1 May 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Francis M. Robinson, widow of Commander Robinson; and commissioned on 15 January 1944.