USS Wingfield
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Wingfield (DE-194) |
| Namesake | John Davis Wingfield |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 7 October 1943 |
| Launched | 30 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 August 1947 |
| Stricken | 20 October 1950 |
| Fate | Transferred to France, 15 September 1950 |
French Frigate Sakalave (F720) | |
| History | |
| France | |
| Name | Sakalave (F720) |
| Namesake | Sakalava people |
| Acquired | 15 September 1950 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1960 |
| 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 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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USS Wingfield (DE-194) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.