USS Tweedy

USS *Tweedy* (DE-532)
History
United States
Namesake	Albert William Tweedy, Jr.
Laid down	31 August 1943
Launched	7 October 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Albert William Tweedy
Commissioned	12 February 1944 – 10 May 1946 (in reserve); 2 April 1952 – 20 June 1959 (in reserve); 2 October 1961 – 1 August 1962 (in reserve);
Decommissioned	30 June 1969
Stricken	30 June 1969
Fate	Sunk as target off Florida May 1970
General characteristics
Displacement	1,350 long tons (1,372 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m) (LOA)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max)
Propulsion	2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW), 2 screws
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	2 × 5"/38 guns; 4 × (2×2) 40 mm AA guns; 10 × 20 mm AA guns; 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × Hedgehog; 8 × depth charge throwers; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Tweedy (DE-532) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1952 to 1969. She was sunk as a target in 1970.