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U.S.S. ELDRIDGE
(DE-173)Click to view crew list
DE-173 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 FEB 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 JUL 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | DEC | 1943 | Project Rainbow - cloaking device |
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 27 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-173 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: John Eldridge
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold to Greece 15 January 1951 as Leon (D54)