USS Sheehan

USS Sheehan is launched at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, on 17 December 1943.
History
United States
NameUSS Sheehan
NamesakeChief Quartermaster John Francis Sheehan (1910-1942), killed in action aboard fast transport USS Gregory (APD-3)
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down8 November 1943
Launched17 December 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Catherine Sheehan
CompletedNever
CommissionedNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 7 January 1946; sold for scrap incomplete 2 July 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Sheehan (DE-541) was a United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort launched during World War II but never completed.

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