USS Erben (DD-631)
Amidships view of USS Erben (DD 631) outboard of USS Hale (DD 642) at Mare Island on 8 Feb 1945. Fuel barge is outboard of Erben. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Erben (DD-631) |
| Namesake: | Henry Erben |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 28 October 1942 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 28 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 June 1958 |
| Struck: | 2 June 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963 |
| Career (ROK) | |
| Name: | Chung Mu |
| Acquired: | 16 May 1963 |
| Fate: | Training vessel in 1983, possibly scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Fletcher class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
60,000 shp (45 MW)
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nm @ 15 kn (12,000 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 329 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in/38 guns (127 mm), 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Erben (DD-631), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Henry Erben (1832–1909).
Erben (DD-631) was launched 21 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. G. Gaillard, daughter of Rear Admiral Erben; and commissioned 28 May 1943, Commander J. H. Nevins, Jr., in command.
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