USS Stewart (DE-238)
USS Stewart in 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Stewart |
| Namesake | Charles Stewart |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Laid down | 15 July 1942 |
| Launched | 22 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | January 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
| Fate | Donated as a museum ship to Galveston, Texas on 25 June 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 306 ft (93.3 m) |
| Beam | 36.58 ft (11.1 m) |
| Draft | 10.42 ft (3.2 m) full load |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Stewart | |
| Location | East End of Seawolf Park, Galveston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°20′9″N 94°46′46″W / 29.33583°N 94.77944°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000689 |
| Added to NRHP | 12 July 2007 |
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USS Stewart (DE–238) is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart (28 July 1778 – 6 November 1869), who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Stewart is one of only two preserved destroyer escorts in the U.S. and is the only Edsall-class vessel to be preserved. She is on display in Galveston, Texas as a museum ship and is open to the public.