USS Fechteler (DE-157)

History
United States
NameUSS Fechteler
NamesakeRear Admiral Augustus Fechteler
Ordered1942
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid down7 February 1943
Launched22 April 1943
Commissioned1 July 1943
Decommissioned5 May 1944
Honors &
awards		1 battle star (World War II)
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-967 in the Western Mediterranean, 5 May 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) light
  • 1,673 long tons (1,700 t) standard
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
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)
Complement15 officers, 198 men
Armament

USS Fechteler (DE-157) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1944. She was sunk by the German submarine U-967 in the Western Mediterranean on 5 May 1944.

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