USS John Willis

History
United States
NameUSS John Willis
NamesakeJohn Harlan Willis
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company
Laid down5 July 1955
Launched4 February 1956
Commissioned21 February 1957
Stricken14 July 1972
FateSold for scrap 1973
General characteristics
Class & typeDealey-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load
Length314 ft 6 in (95.86 m)
Beam36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers
  • 1 × De Laval geared turbine
  • 20,000 shp (15 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement170
Armament

USS John Willis (DE-1027) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy in service from 1957 to 1972.

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