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U.S.S. DOUGLAS L. HOWARD
(DE-138)Click to view crew list
DE-138 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 8 DEC 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 24 JAN 1943 | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | JUL | 1944 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
MAY | 1943 | - | JUL | 1944 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 29 JUL 1943 | ||
JUN | 1944 | - | AUG | 1944 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
JUN | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1946 |
DE-138 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Douglas Legate Howard
Complement: 8 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1253 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36.58 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 9 100 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold 14 May 1974 scrapped