USS Willis

History
United States
NamesakeWalter Michael Willis
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Laid down17 July 1943
Launched14 September 1943
Commissioned10 December 1943
Decommissioned14 June 1946
Stricken1 July 1972
FateSold and scrapped in 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeEdsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,253 tons standard
  • 1,590 tons full load
Length306 feet (93.27 m)
Beam36.58 feet (11.15 m)
Draft10.42 full load feet (3.18 m)
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Range
  • 9,100 nmi. at 12 knots
  • (17,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Willis (DE–395) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy.