USS J. Douglas Blackwood

History
United States
NameUSS J. Douglas Blackwood
NamesakeJ. Douglas Blackwood
Ordered1942
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down22 February 1943
Launched29 May 1943
Commissioned15 December 1943
Decommissioned20 April 1946
Commissioned5 February 1951
Decommissioned1 August 1958
In service1 August 1958
Out of service2 October 1961
Recommissioned2 October 1961
Decommissioned1 August 1962
In service1 August 1962
Out of service30 January 1970
Stricken30 January 1970
Honors &
awards		3 battle stars (World War II)
FateSunk as a target, 20 July 1970
General characteristics
Class & typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard
  • 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load
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 J. Douglas Blackwood (DE-219), was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1961. She was sunk as a target in 1970.

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