DE-679 USS Greenwood

Namesake. Frank Greenwood, (1915-1942) USN officer killed 12 Nov 1942 when his ship USS Erie was torpedoed while on convoy duty in the Caribbean.
Builder. Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA
Laid down. 29 Jun 1943
Launched. 21 Aug 1943
Commissioned. 25 Sep 1943
Decommissioned. 1 Aug 1962
Stricken. 20 Feb 1967
Fate. Sold for scrap, 6 Sep 1967
Class & type. Buckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement. 1,740 tons full, 1,400 tons, standard
Length. 306 ft 0 in (93 m)
Beam. 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft. 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion.
GE turbo-electric drive
12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
two propellers
Speed. 24 knots (44 km/h)
Range. 4,940 nautical miles (9,150 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement. 15 officers, 198 men
Armament.
3 × 3 in (76 mm) DP guns
3 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes
1 × 1.1 in (28 mm) quad AA gun
8 × 20 mm cannon
1 × hedgehog projector
2 × depth charge tracks
8 × K-gun depth charge projectors