Photo. www.navsource.org By Jerry Church
CLASS: EDSALL
16 December 1942: Keel laid at the Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
07 March 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Miss Mary Young Blakely, niece of Rear Admiral Blakely
16 August 1943: Commissioned, Cdr J. H. Forshew in command
14 June 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2.8 years of service
30 June 1962: Green Cove Springs closed completely, Blakely moved to Orange, Tex.
02 January 1971: Struck from the NVR
02 March 1973: Bidding for scrap opened
16 March 1973: Sold for scrapping to the Luria Bros. Scrap Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
22 August 1973: Removed from U.S. Navy custody
Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,200 tons (std) 1,590 tons (full)
Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 12' 3" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks.
Machinery: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws.
Speed: 21 knots.
Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots.
Crew: 8 / 201.
The veteran ship conducted training operations in
Fessenden’s depth charge attack sank the submarine, U-1062, which was carrying valuable cargo for
DE 140 Blakely seen moored alongside other vessels at Recife 1945. Photo www.desausa.org