USS Farquhar (DE-139)

History
United States
NameUSS Farquhar
NamesakeNorman von Heldreich Farquhar
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down14 December 1942
Launched13 February 1943
Commissioned5 August 1943
Decommissioned14 June 1946
Stricken1 October 1972
Honours &
awards		1 battle star for World War II service
FateScrapped 1974
General characteristics
Class & typeEdsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,253 tons standard
  • 1,590 tons full load
Length306 feet (93.27 m)
Beam36.58 feet (11.15 m)
Draft10.42 full load feet (3.18 m)
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Range
  • 9,100 nmi. at 12 knots
  • (17,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Farquhar (DE-139) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.

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