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USS Sutton (DE-286)

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History
United States
NameUSS Sutton
NamesakeEnsign Shelton B. Sutton, Jr., (1919-1942), a U.S. Navy officer killed in action during World War II
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina[2] (proposed)
Laid downNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 12 March 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeRudderow destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,450 tons (standard)
  • 1,810 tons (full load)
Length
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Installed power12,000 shaft horsepower (16 megawatts)
Propulsion2 CE boilers, General Electric turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed24 knots (44.5 kilometers per hour)
Range5,050 nautical miles (9,353 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.25 kilometers per hour)
Complement12 officers, 192 enlisted men
Armament

USS Sutton (DE-286) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.

Sources differ on Sutton's planned builder; plans called for either Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or the Charleston Navy Yard at Charleston, South Carolina[2] to build her. The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before construction could begin.

The name Sutton was transferred to the destroyer escort USS Sutton (DE-771).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Sutton". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  2. ^ a b Per the NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/06idx.htm)

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