USS Kyne (DE-744)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kyne |
| Namesake: | Elden Francis Kyne |
| Builder: | Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California |
| Laid down: | 16 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 4 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 June 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 21 November 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 June 1960 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1972 |
| Honors and awards: |
6 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1 November 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cannon-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 |
| Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range: | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns • 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun • 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns • 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks |
USS Kyne (DE-744) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home after the war with a very commendable accumulation of six battle stars.
She was named in honor of Elden Francis Kyne who was killed in action on 9 August 1942, when the heavy cruiser Astoria (CA-34) was sunk by Japanese naval forces during the Battle of Savo Island. Kyne was laid down on 16 April 1943, by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California; launched on 15 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Alma Marion Kyne, widow of Ens. Kyne; and commissioned on 4 April 1944, Comdr. A. Jackson, Jr., in command.
Read more about USS Kyne (DE-744): World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, End-of-War Activity, Post-War Decommissioning, Awards