USS Alfred Wolf
USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was cancelled before completion. She was named after Alfred Wolf, a U.S. Navy sailor killed during World War II.
 Diagram showing a US Navy escort destroyer ("DE"). The type shown is a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, which Alfred Wolf would have been part of. | |
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| Name: | Alfred Wolf |
| Namesake: | Seaman First Class Alfred Wolf (1923–1943) |
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 9 December 1943 |
| Fate: | Construction contract cancelled 5 September 1944 |
| Status: | Hulk was broken up on the building ways |
| Notes: | Construction suspended 10 June 1944 |
| General characteristics (as planned) | |
| Class and type: | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
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| Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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| Speed: | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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The name Alfred Wolf was assigned to the ship on 26 October 1943. Her keel was laid at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 9 December 1943.[1]
Due to changes in World War II ship construction priorities, the construction of Alfred Wolf was suspended on 10 June 1944, and cancelled altogether on 5 September 1944. Subsequently, the incomplete ship was scrapped on the building ways.[1]
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References
- Online sources
- "Alfred Wolf". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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