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USS Myles C. Fox (DE-546)

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History
United States
NameUSS Myles C. Fox
NamesakeFirst Lieutenant Myles C. Fox (1918-1942), a U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed)
Laid downdate unknown
LaunchedNever
CommissionedNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 10 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Myles C. Fox (DE-546) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.

Myles C. Fox was to have been built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. However, her construction was cancelled on 10 June 1944.

The name Myles C. Fox was reassigned to the destroyer USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829).

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