USS Ahrens

USS Ahrens (DE-575), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Private Edward H. Ahrens (1919–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo on 8 August 1942. He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross.

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DE-575
length 93.2 metre, draft 3.3 metre, beam 11.1 metre, speed 24 knot, 
Buckley-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, Bethlehem Steel, United States Navy, 

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1944-02-12T00:00:00Z

1944-02-12T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-06-24T00:00:00Z

1946-06-24T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-12-21T00:00:00Z

1943-12-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-11-05T00:00:00Z

1943-11-05T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Ahrens (DE-575) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 13 May 1944 (80-G-266487)

USS Ahrens (DE-575) at Casablanca, Morocco, in June 1944

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Ahrens (DE-575) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 13 May 1944 (80-G-266487)		Commons
commons	image		USS Ahrens (DE-575) at Casablanca, Morocco, in June 1944		Commons