USS Everett F. Larson (DE-554)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Everett F. Larson.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Everett F. Larson |
| Namesake: | Private First Class Everett F. Larson (1920-1942), a U.S. Marine 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 |
| Armament: | 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns (2×1) 4 × 40 mm AA guns (2×2) 10 × 20 mm AA guns (10×1) 3 × 21 in. torpedo tubes (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Everett F. Larson (DE-554) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
The name Everett F. Larson was assigned to DE-554 on 30 November 1943. Plans called for her to be built at the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction contract was cancelled on 10 June 1944.
The name Everett F. Larson was reassigned to the destroyer USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
