- USS Osberg (DE-538)
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Career (US) 
Laid down: 3 November 1943 Launched: 7 December 1943 Commissioned: 10 December 1945 Decommissioned: 1947 In service: 26 February 1951 Out of service: 25 February 1958 Struck: 1 August 1972 Fate: sold for scrapping 5 February 1974 General characteristics Displacement: 1,350/1,745 tons Length: 306 ft (93 m) (oa) Beam: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) Draught: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max) Propulsion: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws Speed: 24 knots Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots Complement: 14 officers, 201 enlisted Armament: 2-5"/38, 4 (2x2) 40mmAA, 10-20mm AA, 3-21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks USS Osberg (DE-538) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket.
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Post-war decommissioning
Osberg was decommissioned in 1947.
Reactivated during Korean War
Osberg was recommissioned for duty during the Korean War; however, Navy records do not record her activity.
Final decommissioning
Osberg was finally decommissioned 25 February 1958. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 August 1972, and, on 5 February 1974 she was sold for scrapping.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
See also
External links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Osberg (DE-538)
Categories:- John C. Butler class destroyer escorts
- Ships built in Massachusetts
- 1943 ships
- World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
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