USS Francovich (DE-379)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Francovich.
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Francovich |
| Namesake: | Aviation Machinist 's Mate First Class Albert A. Francovich (1920-1942), U.S. Navy sailor and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas (proposed) |
| Launched: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled 6 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 |
The first USS Francovich (DE-379) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
The name Francovich was assigned to DE-379 on 31 May 1944. She was scheduled to be built at Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas, but her construction was cancelled on 6 June 1944.
The name Francovich was reassigned to destroyer escort USS Francovich (DE-606), which was converted during construction into fast transport USS Francovich (APD-116).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
