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U.S.S. CARTER
(DE-112)THE MIGHTY PILL
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DE-112 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 NOV 1943 at Dravo Corporation Wilmington Delaware | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 29 FEB 1944 | ||
MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 3 MAY 1944 | ||
APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 10 APR 1946 |
DE-112 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Jack Carter
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to the Republic of China 14 December 1948