USS George E. Davis
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | George E. Davis |
| Namesake | George Elliot Davis, Jr. |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 15 February 1944 |
| Launched | 8 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 11 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 August 1946 |
| Commissioned | 11 July 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 11 November 1954 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 2 January 1974 |
| 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 (11.18 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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USS George E. Davis (DE-357) was a
U.S. 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
.
The ship was named in honor of Lt. George Elliot Davis, Jr., who was killed in action by enemy
launched on 8 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George E. Davis, Jr., his widow. The ship was commissioned
on 11 August 1944.
Operational history
Pacific Theatre operations
After
antisubmarine
patrols.
Supporting Philippine operations
Until March 1945 George E. Davis operated out of San Pedro Bay, Leyte, escorting troop and supply convoys to and from New Guinea, the
submarines. Between 3 and 7 June she steamed from Subic Bay to Ulithi, Western Carolines, returning to Subic Bay on 12 June as escort for a convoy. Departing 16 June, she returned to Ulithi on 20 June; and between 27 and 30 June, she escorted a supply convoy to Leyte Gulf
.
End-of-war activity
During July George E. Davis escorted convoys between the Philippines and
Pacific Reserve Fleet
.
Recommissioned as a training ship
George E. Davis recommissioned at San Diego on 11 July 1951, and departed San Diego on 11 October. She steamed via the
U.S. Naval Reserves
. This duty carried her along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean and she continued this service until June 1954.
Final decommissioning
She decommissioned on 11 November 1954 at
Navy list
and, on 2 January 1974, she was sold for scrap.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS George E. Davis (DE-357).
- Official Site for Destroyer Escort DE357 - USS George E. Davis
- NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS George E. Davis (DE-357)
