USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DE-552)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Kenneth D. Bailey.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kenneth D. Bailey |
| Namesake: | Major Kenneth D. Bailey (1910-1942), a U.S. Marine Corps officer and Medal of Honor 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 Kenneth D. Bailey (DE-552) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
The name Kenneth D. Bailey was assigned to DE-552 on 30 November 1943. Plans called for her to be built at the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 10 June 1944.
On 8 July 1944, the name Kenneth D. Bailey was reassigned to the destroyer USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
