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| Number made | 154, 46 of which were transferred to the UK and classified "Captain" class. Six were converted to Fast Attack Transports (APDs). |
| Hull Numbers | DE 51-98, 153-161, 198-223, 563-578, 633-683, 693-705, 789-800. |
| Boilers | 2 - Boilers (Babcock & Wilcox,
Combustion Engineering, or Foster-Wheeler). Hulls 51-98, 563-578, 665-673 - Foster Wheeler Corporation, Mountaintop, PA. Hulls 155, 199-213, 633-644, 675-683, 693-705 - Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, TN. Hulls 153, 154, 156-161, 198, 214-223, 789-800 - Babcock & Wilcox Co., Barberton, PA. |
| Turbine Generators | 2 - General Electric steam driven turbo-electric geared turbines, 4,600 Kilowatts (Turbine-Electric drive (TE)). Hulls 789-800 could have either a Westinghouse or General Motor turbines with a turbine reduction drive. |
| Horsepower | 12,000 shaft horsepower on two Shafts / Two Screws |
| Endurance | 5,500 nautical miles @ 15 knots, 6,000
nautical miles @ 12 knots. For trivial pursuit fans, 153 RPM=10 knots (slow), 237 RPM=15 knots (standard), 327 RPM=20 knots (full speed), and 430 RPM=24 knots (flank speed). |
| Max Speed | 24 Knots, except DE51-98, 563-758, 633-633 and 675-683 which were rated at 23-1/2 knots. |
| Fuel Cap | 378 tons |
| Length | 306 feet |
| Beam | 36 feet, 10 inches |
| Depth | 14 feet |
| Displacement (Std) | 1,400 tons |
| Displacement (War) | 1,720 tons |
| Weapons (Initial) | 3 - 3"/50 Caliber dual purpose guns, Mk 21 |
| 1- 1.1"/75 Quad Barrel Machine Cannon, Mk 2 | |
| 6 - 20mm, Mk 1 | |
| 1 - Triple Torpedo Launcher | |
| 2 - Depth Charge Racks | |
| 8 - K-Guns, Mk 6, Mod 1 | |
| 1 - Hedgehog, Mk 10 | |
