USS Curtis W. Howard (DE-752)

History
Name	USS Curtis W. Howard
Namesake	Lieutenant, junior grade, Curtis W. Howard, (1917-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Laid down	18 August 1943
Launched	26 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Prudence W. Wohleb
Completed	Never
Fate	Construction suspended 6 June 1944 and cancelled 1 September 1944; scrapped incomplete
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 tons
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Speed	21 knots
Complement	186
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1); 2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (1x2); 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns (8×1); 3 × Torpedo tubes for 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo (1×3); 8 × depth charge projectors; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 2 x depth charge tracks;

USS Curtis W. Howard (DE-752) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II but never completed.

DE-752 was laid down by the Western Pipe and Steel Company at San Pedro, California, on 18 August 1943 and named USS Curtis W. Howard (DE-752) on 3 September 1943. She was launched on 26 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Prudence W. Wohleb, the mother of the ship's namesake, Lieutenant, junior grade, Curtis W. Howard.

Before Curtis W. Howard could be completed, her construction was suspended on 6 June 1944 and cancelled on 1 September 1944. The incomplete ship was scrapped.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Curtis W. Howard (DE-752)