USS Rich (DE-695)

USS Rich, left, shortly before being mined, 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Rich
Namesake	Ralph M. Rich
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	27 March 1943
Launched	22 June 1943
Commissioned	1 October 1943
Honors and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sunk by mines, 8 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Buckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,400 long tons (1,422 t) (standard) 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) (full load)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load
Installed power	12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion	General Electric turbo-electric drive 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 2 × rudders
Speed	23 kn (26 mph; 43 km/h)
Range	3,700 nmi (4,300 mi; 6,900 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) 6,000 nmi (6,900 mi; 11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Capacity	359 tons fuel oil
Complement	15 officers, 198 men
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cals dual purpose guns, 4 × 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 cal anti-aircraft guns (4×1), 8 × 20 mm cannons, 9 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (3×3), 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar, 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Rich (DE-695) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship named in honor of Lieutenant (j.g.) Ralph M. Rich (1916–1942) who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off Enterprise during the Battle of Midway.