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Miles Reunion Patch
courtesy of Mike Smolinski

USS Samuel S. Miles (DE 183)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - D - Q - W

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 star

Specifications:
Class: Cannon
Type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots
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
Complement: 15 / 201

Samuel S. Miles (DE 183) Building and Operational Data:

05 July 1943: Keel laid at the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Port Newark, N.J.

03 October 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Mary W. Miles, widow of Lt.(jg) Miles, MC, USN

04 November 1943: Commissionedat the New York Navy Yard by , Lcdr George B. Coale in command

28 March 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2 years and 5 months of service

12 August 1950: Transferred to France under terms of the Military Defense Program, renamed Arabe (F-717)

26 September 1950: Struck from the NVR

Sold for scrapping

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0618301	7k	Samuel Stockton Miles was born on 12 November 1913 in Philadelphia, Pa. He received a B.A. degree from Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., in 1936, and an M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., in 1940. Dr. Miles was appointed Lieutenant (jg), Medical Corps, USNR, on 16 May 1942. During the American attack upon Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 07 August 1942, Lt.(jg) Miles bravely sought to administer medical treatment in the forward area. While attempting to reach casualties under heavy enemy fire, he was killed by the enemy. For his bravery and dedication, he was awarded the Silver Star. USS *Samuel S. Miles* (DE 183) (1943-1946) was the first ship named in his honor. (Photo from The USS Samuel S. Miles Homepage)	Bill Gonyo Downey, Cal. Assoc. Researcher Navsource
0618302	73k	undated wartime image	-
0618303	29k	undated wartime image	Craig Farr
0618306	95k	Two undated wartime images of *Samuel S. Miles* at anchor.	Tim Rizzuto Ship's Superintendent DE Historical Museum USS Slater at Albany, N.Y.
0618307	148k
0618304	47k	circa 1953: location unknown	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0618305	50k	June 1955: location unknown, photo source unknown	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0618308	201k	undated postwar image of FN *Arabe* F.717 (ex-*Samuel S. Miles*) in drydock, probably in Toulon.	Tim Rizzuto Ship's Superintendent DE Historical Museum USS Slater at Albany, N.Y.
0618309	299k	Ship's portrait of the French escort ship *Arabe* (F.717), by Marius Bar, a famous international ship photographer based in Toulon, France.

Samuel S. Miles Memorabilia
Launch Button Courtesy of Tom Kermen

Samuel S. Miles History
View the USS Samuel S. Miles (DE 183) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Samuel S. Miles as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Samuel S. Miles' Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 04 Nov. 1943 - 21 May 1944	Cmdr. George B. Coale, USNR (Comm. CO)
2.) 21 May 1944 - 23 Jul. 1945	Lcdr. Henry G. Brousseau, Jr., USNR
3.) 23 Jul. 1945 - 05 Nov. 1945	Lcdr. Arthur T. Wendells, USNR (Seattle, Wash.)
4.) 05 Nov. 1945 - 28 Mar. 1946	Lcdr. Edward A. Marelius, USNR (Decomm. CO)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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Additional Resources

USS Samuel S. Miles Homepage
Tin Can Sailors
The U.S. Navy Memorial
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Destroyer History Foundation

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