USS Myles C. Fox (DE-546)
USS Myles C. Fox (DE-546) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
| History | |
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| Name | USS Myles C. Fox |
| Namesake | First Lieutenant Myles C. Fox (1918-1942), a U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | Never |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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Myles C. Fox was to have been built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. However, her construction was cancelled on 10 June 1944.
The name Myles C. Fox was reassigned to the destroyer USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
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