USS Willard Keith (DE-314)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Willard Keith.
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| Name: | USS Willard Keith |
| Namesake: | Captain Willard Woodward Keith, Jr., (1920-1942), U.S. Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down: | 22 January 1944 |
| Launched: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled 13 March 1944; scrapped incomplete |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
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| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
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| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
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The second USS Willard Keith (DE-314) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II but never completed.
Willard Keith was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 22 January 1944. Her construction was cancelled on 13 March 1944.
The name Willard Keith was reassigned to destroyer Willard Keith (DD-775).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Naval History: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
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