| abstract | - USS Ramsden (DE-382) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Post-war, she performed other tasks with the U.S. Coast Guard and with the U.S. Navy as a radar picket ship. She was named in honor of Marvin Lee Ramsden who was awarded the Silver Star for his brave actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea. She was laid down 26 March 1943 by the Brown Shipbuilding Corp., Houston, Texas; launched 24 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James L. Ramsden, mother of Coxswain Ramsden; and commissioned 19 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. J. E. Madacey, USCG, in command.
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