Austin
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Evarts-class Destroyer Escort |
| Builder Name | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Laid Down | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Sep 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 21 Dec 1945 |
| Displacement | 1,140 tons standard; 1,430 tons full |
| Length | 289 feet |
| Beam | 35 feet |
| Draft | 12 feet |
| Machinery | Diesel-electric drive with tandem-motor drive |
| Power Output | 6,000 SHP |
| Speed | 21 knots |
| Range | 4,150nm at 12 knots |
| Crew | 198 |
| Armament | 3x3in, 2x40mm, 9x20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 K gun projectors |
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Austin Operational Timeline
| 21 Dec 1945 | Austin was decommissioned from service. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. James J. Rotschafer says:
22 Nov 2010 12:00:54 PM
any images???
22 Nov 2010 12:00:54 PM
any images???
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30 Jun 2010 08:13:46 PM
I have a journal written by my late father in law that documents from 1 1944 to 6 1944 aboard the austin. He served on aleast 2 other ships during the war.