USS Straub

History
United States
NameUSS Straub
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down7 June 1943
Launched19 September 1943
Commissioned25 October 1943
Decommissioned17 October 1947
Stricken1 August 1973
FateSold for scrap, 17 July 1974
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 Straub (DE-181) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. She was sold for scrap in 1974.

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