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U.S.S. HOPPING
(DE-155)Click to view crew list
DE-155 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 DEC 1942 at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth Virginia | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 9 MAR 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 21 MAY 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 5 MAY 1947 | ||
DE-155 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Hallsted L. Hopping
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 15 August 1966