USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Dennis J. Buckley |
| Namesake | U.S. Navy sailor and Silver Star recipient |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Launched | Never |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553) was a proposed
John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
that was never completed.
Plans called for Dennis J. Buckley to be built at the
launched
.
The name Dennis J. Buckley was reassigned to the destroyer USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
