Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DE-634 USS Whitehurst
- Buckley Class Destroyer Escort:
- Displacement: 1673 tons
- Length: 306'
- Beam: 36'10"
- Draft: 13'6"
- Speed: 23 knots
- Armament: 3 3"/50, 3 21" torpedo tubes, 1,2 40mm or 1 1.1", 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 deptch charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors
- Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted
- Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 h.p.
- Built at Bethlehem, San Francisco and commissioned 19 November 1943
Whitehurst played a starring role in the movie "Enemy Below"
Additional Links:
"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Whitehurst
USS Whitehurst Home Page
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Last updated:
November 26, 1999
