USS Spangenberg

History
United States
NameUSS Spangenberg
NamesakeKenneth J. Spangenberg
Ordered1942
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down5 April 1943
Launched3 July 1943
Commissioned15 March 1944
Decommissioned18 October 1947
Reclassified
  • DER-223, March 1949
  • DE-223, 1 December 1954
Stricken1 November 1965
FateSold for scrap, 3 October 1966
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 Spangenberg (DE/DER-223), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Gunner's Mate Kenneth J. Spangenberg (1922–1942), who died as a result of wounds suffered during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, while serving aboard the heavy cruiser San Francisco (CA-38). He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

Spangenberg, a destroyer escort, was laid down on 5 April 1943 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 3 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Gussie Spangenberg; and commissioned on 15 April 1944.

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