USS Crosley (DE-108)
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Port side view of French Frigate (F706).
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United States | |
Name: | USS Crosley (DE-108) |
Namesake: | Rear Admiral Walter Selywn Crosley |
Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
Laid down: | 23 June 1943 |
Launched: | 17 December 1943 |
Commissioned: | 10 February 1944 |
Fate: | Transferred to Free France, 11 February 1944 |
Struck: | 14 May 1952 |
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Free France | |
Name: | Tunisien (T23) |
Namesake: | Tunisian |
Acquired: | 12 February 1944 |
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France | |
Name: | Tunisien (T53) |
Namesake: | Tunisian |
Acquired: | 14 October 1945 |
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Fate: | Returned to the US Navy in May 1964 |
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Class & type: | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft: | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 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 |
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Tunisien, was a frigate in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Crosley (DE-108), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort named for Rear Admiral Walter Selywn Crosley.
History
World War II
During World War II, Crosley was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 12 February 1944, and renamed Tunisien.
Tunisien participated in Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944.[2]
Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.
Algerian War
Tunisien participated in the Algerian War in 1956.[3]
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of 'Tunisien/Crosley' (DE-108) at NavSource Naval History
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