USS Foss

USS Foss on 8 December 1944
History
United States
NameUSS Foss
NamesakeRodney Shelton Foss
Ordered1942
BuilderBethlehem Hingham Shipyard
Laid down31 December 1942
Launched10 April 1943
Commissioned23 July 1943
Decommissioned30 October 1957
Stricken1 November 1965
Honors &
awards		1 battle star (Korea)
FateSunk as target, 6 September 1966
General characteristics
Class & typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) light
  • 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) standard
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft
  • 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard
  • 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load
Propulsion
  • 2 × boilers
  • General Electric turbo-electric drive
  • 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
  • 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch
  • 2 × rudders
  • 359 tons fuel oil
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range
  • 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers, 198 men
Armament

USS Foss (DE-59) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, in service from 1943 to 1957. She was sunk as a target in September 1966.

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