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| Launched: | 27 November 1943 | |
| Commissioned: | 18 January 1944 | |
| Fate: | Irreparably damaged by German aircraft on 11 April 1944 | |
| Struck: | 23 September 1944 | |
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| Displacement: | 1,200 tons | |
| Length: | 306 feet 0 inches | |
| Beam: | 36 feet 7 inches | |
| Draught: | 8 feet 7 inches | |
| Propulsion: | Geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive | |
| Speed: | 21 knots | |
| Complement: | 8 officers and 201 enlisted men | |
| Armament: | 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks |
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The USS Holder (DE-401) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant (junior grade) Randolph Mitchell Holder (a naval aviator who was reported missing during the Battle of Midway), she was the first of two U.S. Naval vessels to bear the name.
Holder was launched by Brown Shipbuilding Company of Houston, Texas 27 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Annette Holder, mother of Lieutenant (junior grade) Holder; and commissioned 18 January 1944 with Lieutenant Commander G. Cook in command. After completion of her shakedown cruise, Holder departed 24 March escorting a convoy bound for Mediterranean ports. Proceeding along the coast of Algeria the convoy was followed 10 and 11 April by German planes and just before midnight 11 April it was attacked by torpedo bombers. Holder and the other escorts immediately opened fire and began making smoke, but a torpedo struck the escort vessel amidships on the port side, causing two heavy explosions. Though fires spread and flooding was serious. Holder's crew remained at their guns to drive off the attackers without damage to the convoy. Alert damage control kept the ship seaworthy and she arrived in tow at Oran for repairs. There it was decided to tow her to New York, where she arrived safely 9 June 1944.
Holder decommissioned at New York Navy Yard 13 September 1944, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 23 September 1944. A 95'-long section of the stern portion of Holder's hull was used to repair the USS Menges (DE-320); the remainder was sold for scrap to John A. Witte, Station Island, New York on 19 June 1947.
Holder received one battle star for World War II service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "Holder". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved March 19.
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See also
- USS Holder (DD-819)
- See List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II for other Navy ships lost in WWII.
External links
- USS Holder official website
- U-Boat Archive U-371
