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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 2 December 1943 |
| Launched | 7 March 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 21 March 1947 |
| In service | 27 December 1950 |
| Out of service | 27 September 1957 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 20 September 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws |
| Speed | 24 knots |
| Range | 6,000 nmi at 12 knots |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 5"/38 guns, 4 (2×2) 40 mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns, 10 × 20 mm AA guns, 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 × Hedgehog, 8 × depth charge throwers, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS William Seiverling (DE-441) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Post-war she returned home bearing four battle stars; when she was reactivated for the Korean War, she returned home after that war with three more.
William Seiverling was named in honor of William Frank Seiverling, Jr., who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions on Guadalcanal.
William Seiverling was laid down on 2 December 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, launched on 7 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Grace Seiverling; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 1 June 1944, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Francis Adams IV in command.