USS Reuben James (DE-153)

History
United States
NameUSS Reuben James
NamesakeReuben James
BuilderNorfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Laid down7 September 1942
Launched6 February 1943
Commissioned1 April 1943
Decommissioned11 October 1947
Stricken30 June 1968
Fate
  • Used as explosives test ship, 1968–1971
  • Sunk as target, 1 March 1971
General characteristics
Class & typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,740 long tons (1,768 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
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
Speed23.6 knots (43.7 km/h; 27.2 mph)
Complement213 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Reuben James (DE-153) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for Reuben James, a Boatswain's Mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.

Reuben James was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, launched on 6 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hiram Ward, and commissioned on 1 April 1943.

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