USS Osberg
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 3 November 1943 |
| Launched | 7 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 1947 |
| In service | 26 February 1951 |
| Out of service | 25 February 1958 |
| Stricken | 1 August 1972 |
| Fate | sold for scrapping 5 February 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,350/1,745 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws |
| Speed | 24 knots |
| Range | 6,000 nm @ 12 knots |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 5"/38 guns, 4 (2×2) 40 mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns, 10 × 20 mm AA guns, 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 × Hedgehog, 8 × depth charge throwers, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Osberg (DE-538) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket.
The ship was named after Ensign Carl A. Osberg, who saw action 4 June 1942 as a TBD Devastator torpedo bomber during the Battle of Midway.[1][2]
Post-war decommissioning
Osberg was decommissioned in 1947.
Reactivated during Korean War
Osberg was recommissioned for duty during the Korean War; however, Navy records do not record her activity.
Final decommissioning
Osberg was finally decommissioned 25 February 1958. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 August 1972, and, on 5 February 1974 she was sold for scrapping.
See also
References
- ^ Picture of Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3) with Osberg below left, before the Battle of Midway
- ^ He is mentioned in Herman Wouk's novel War and Remembrance
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Osberg (DE-538)
