| USS Marocain (DE-109) | |
|---|---|
 Port side view of Free French Destroyer Escort Marocain (F-705). | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Marocain (DE-109) |
| Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Laid down: | 7 September 1943 |
| Launched: | 1 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 29 February 1944 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Free France, 29 February 1944 |
| Struck: | 14 May 1952 |
| Career (Free France) |  |
| Name: | Marocain (F-705) |
| Namesake: | Moroccan |
| Acquired: | 29 February 1944 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Marocain (F-705) |
| Acquired: | 14 October 1946 |
| Struck: | 1960 |
| Fate: | Returned to USN May 1964 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: |
1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full |
| Length: |
306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l |
| Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range: | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
| Armament: |
3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks |
Marocain, was a frigate in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Marocain (DE-109), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort.
History
World War II
During World War II, Marocain was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 29 February 1944, and retained the name Marocain.
Marocain participated in Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944.[2]
Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.
References
- ↑ "MAROCAIN - destroyer d'escorte - Classe "CANNON (États Unis d'Amérique)"". Alamer.fr. http://alamer.fr/index.php?NIUpage=35&Param1=24. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
External links
- Photo gallery of 'Marocain/Marocain (DE-109) at NavSource Naval History
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