USS Frederick C. Davis

	USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) at sea
History
United States
Name	Frederick C. Davis
Namesake	Frederick Curtice Davis
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down	9 November 1942
Launched	24 January 1943
Commissioned	14 July 1943
Fate	Sunk by U-546, 24 April 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Edsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,253 long tons (1,273 t) standard; 1,590 long tons (1,620 t) full load;
Length	306 ft (93.3 m)
Beam	36.58 ft (11.1 m)
Draft	10.42 ft (3.2 m) full load
Propulsion	4 FM diesel engines,; 4 diesel-generators,; 6,000 shp (4,500 kW); 2 screws;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns; 1 × twin 40 mm AA guns; 8 × single 20 mm AA guns; 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 8 × depth charge projectors; 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog); 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the last US Naval vessel lost in the Battle of the Atlantic.

History
USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) at sea
United States
Name	Frederick C. Davis
Namesake	Frederick Curtice Davis
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Laid down	9 November 1942
Launched	24 January 1943
Commissioned	14 July 1943
Fate	Sunk by U-546, 24 April 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Edsall-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,253 long tons (1,273 t) standard 1,590 long tons (1,620 t) full load
Length	306 ft (93.3 m)
Beam	36.58 ft (11.1 m)
Draft	10.42 ft (3.2 m) full load
Propulsion	4 FM diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6,000 shp (4,500 kW) 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	9,100 nmi (16,900 km; 10,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns 1 × twin 40 mm AA guns 8 × single 20 mm AA guns 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks