USS Lovering (DE-39)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Lovering |
| Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
| Launched | 18 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 16 October 1945 |
| Renamed | Lovering, 14 June 1943 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1945 |
| Honors & awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 31 December 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Lovering (DE-39) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II. She was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed dangerous work in major battle areas and sailed home with three battle stars.
She was originally scheduled for transfer to Great Britain, was laid down as BDE-39 on 7 September 1942 by Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Ordered retained for use by the Navy, she was named on 14 June 1943 and reclassified DE-39 on 16 June. Launched on 18 June 1943 by Miss J. Shannon, she commissioned on 11 September 1943.