USS Moore

History
United States
NamesakeFred Kenneth Moore
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Houston, Texas
Laid down20 July 1942
Launched21 December 1942
Commissioned1 July 1943
Decommissioned30 June 1947
Stricken1 August 1973
FateSunk as target off Virginia 13 June 1975
General characteristics
Class & typeEdsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,253 tons standard
  • 1,590 tons full load
Length306 feet (93.27 m)
Beam36.58 feet (11.15 m)
Draft10.42 full load feet (3.18 m)
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Range
  • 9,100 nmi. at 12 knots
  • (17,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Moore (DE-240) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.