USS Oswald

History
United States
NameUSS Oswald
NamesakeHarvey Emerson Oswald
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down1 April 1943
Launched25 April 1944
Commissioned12 June 1944
Decommissioned30 April 1946
Stricken1 August 1972
FateSold for scrapping, 15 October 1973
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 Oswald (DE-767) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort inb service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold for scrapping in 1973.

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