USS Kephart

History
United States
NameUSS Kephart
NamesakeWilliam P. Kephart
Ordered1942
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard
Launched6 September 1943
Commissioned7 January 1944
Decommissioned21 June 1946
Stricken1 May 1967
FateTransferred to South Korea, 16 May 1967
South Korea
NameGyeongbuk
Acquired16 May 1967
Commissioned1967
Stricken30 April 1985
General characteristics
Class & typeBuckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,400 long tons (1,400 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 boilers, General Electric Turbo-electric drive
  • 2 solid manganese-bronze
  • 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers,
  • 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter,
  • 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch
  • 12,000 hp (8.9 MW)
  • 2 rudders
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Complement186 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Kephart (DE-207/APD-61) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. After spending 20 years in reserve, she was transferred to Republic of Korea Navy and served another 18 years as Kyong Puk (PF-82) until she was struck in 1985.

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