USS Sutton (DE-771)

History
United States
Name	USS Sutton
Namesake	Shelton B. Sutton, Jr.
Builder	Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	23 August 1943
Launched	6 August 1944
Commissioned	22 December 1944
Decommissioned	19 March 1948
Stricken	15 November 1974
Fate	Loaned to South Korea, 2 February 1956
South Korea
Name	ROKS Gangwon
Acquired	2 February 1956
Stricken	28 December 1977
Identification	F-72
Fate	Sent to the Philippines to be cannibalized for spare parts
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Sutton (DE-771) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1948. In 1956, she was transferred to South Korea, where she served as Kang Won (F-72) until 1977. The ship was then cannibalized for spare parts in the Philippines.