USS Crosley (DE-108)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Crosley.
Port side view of French Frigate (F706).
History
United States
Name: USS Crosley (DE-108)
Namesake: Rear Admiral Walter Selywn Crosley
Builder: Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down: 23 June 1943
Launched: 17 December 1943
Commissioned: 10 February 1944
Fate: Transferred to Free France, 11 February 1944
Struck: 14 May 1952
History
Free France
Name: Tunisien (T23)
Namesake: Tunisian
Acquired: 12 February 1944
History
France
Name: Tunisien (T53)
Namesake: Tunisian
Acquired: 14 October 1945
Reclassified:
  • Tunisien (F06)
  • Tunisien (F706)
Fate: Returned to the US Navy in May 1964
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement:
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length:
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft: 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion: 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range: 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament:

Tunisien, was a frigate in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Crosley (DE-108), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort named for Rear Admiral Walter Selywn Crosley.

History

World War II

During World War II, Crosley was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 12 February 1944, and renamed Tunisien.

Tunisien participated in Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944.[2]

Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.

Algerian War

Tunisien participated in the Algerian War in 1956.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ex-Crosley (DE 108)". Navsource.org. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tunisien". Alamer.fr. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "HMS Tunisien F706 ex DE108". Desausa.org. Retrieved April 24, 2015.

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