French frigate Tunisien

History
United States
NameUSS Crosley
NamesakeWalter Selywn Crosley
BuilderDravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down23 June 1943
Launched17 December 1943
Commissioned10 February 1944
IdentificationDE-108
FateTransferred to Free France, 11 February 1944
Stricken14 May 1952
Free France
NameTunisien
NamesakeTunisian
Acquired12 February 1944
IdentificationT23
France
NameTunisien (T23)
NamesakeTunisian
Acquired14 October 1945
Reclassified
  • Tunisien (F06)
  • Tunisien (F706)
FateReturned to the US Navy in May 1964
General characteristics
Class & typeCannon-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
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

Tunisien (T23, F706), was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the Free French Naval Forces and the French Navy from 1944 to 1964. She was scrapped in 1964.