USS Burrows (DE-105)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Ward Burrows II |
| Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Laid down: | 20 March 1943 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 19 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1946 |
| Struck: | 26 September 1950 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Netherlands (MDAP), 1 June 1950 |
| Career (Netherlands) | |
| Name: | HNLMS Van Amstel (F.806) |
| Acquired: | 1 June 1950 |
| Out of service: | February 1968 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, February 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,240 tons |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 8 in (11.2 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive 4.5 MW (6,000 shp), 2 screws |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 10,800 nmi. at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 15 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament: | 3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1) • 2 × 40 mm AA guns (1x2) • 8 × 20 mm AA guns (8×1) • 3 × 21 in. torpedo tubes (1×3) • 8 × depth charge projectors • 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) • 2 x depth charge tracks |
USS Burrows (DE-105) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was laid down at Wilmington, Delaware, on 24 March 1943 by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 2 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Ruth C. Tech; and commissioned on 19 December 1943 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Lt. Comdr. Robert W. Graham in command.
Read more about USS Burrows (DE-105): World War II North Atlantic Operations, Sailing Her Fourth Convoy, Damaged in Rough North Atlantic Seas, Her Last Eastbound Convoy, Transferred To The Pacific Theatre, End-of-War Operations, Mopping Up in The Philippines, Post-War Decommissioning, See Also