Greek destroyer Leon (D54)
USS Eldridge (DE-173) ca. 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Eldridge |
| Namesake | John Eldridge Jr. |
| Ordered | 1942 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 22 February 1943 |
| Launched | 25 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 17 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 26 March 1951 |
| Fate | Sold to Greece, 15 January 1951 |
| Greece | |
| Name | Leon |
| Acquired | 15 January 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1992 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 November 1999 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 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 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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Leon (D54) (Greek: Α/Τ Λέων, "Lion") was a Cannon-class destroyer that served with the Greek Navy between 1951 and 1992. The ship had formerly served with the United States Navy under the name USS Eldridge (DE-173), famous for its alleged role in the Philadelphia Experiment.