USS Alger (DE-101)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Philip Rounsevile Alger |
| Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Laid down: | 2 January 1943 |
| Launched: | 8 July 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 12 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 March 1945 |
| Struck: | 20 July 1953 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Brazil 10 March 1945 |
| Career (Brazil) | |
| Name: | NAe Babitonga (D-16) |
| Acquired: | 10 March 1945 |
| Out of service: | 1964 |
| Fate: | Stricken and scrapped, 1964 |
| 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 (20,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| 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 Alger (DE-101) was a Cannon class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Alger was named for Philip Rounsevile Alger.
She was laid down on 2 January 1943 by the Dravo Corp., Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 8 July 1943; sponsored by Miss Louisa Rodgers Alger; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 12 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. W. F. Porter in command.
Read more about USS Alger (DE-101): World War II Atlantic Ocean Operations, Decommissioning