USS Ebert (DE-768)

History
United States
NameUSS Ebert
NamesakeHilan Ebert
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down1 April 1943
Launched11 May 1944
Commissioned12 July 1944
Decommissioned14 June 1946
Stricken7 March 1951
IdentificationDE-768
FateTransferred to Greece, 1 March 1951
Greece
NameIerax
Acquired1 March 1951
Stricken1991
IdentificationD31
FateSunk as target, July 2002
General characteristics
Class & typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Ebert (DE-768) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. In 1951, she was transferred to Greece, where she served as Ierax (D31) until 1991. She was finally sunk as a target in 2002.

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