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U.S.S. GUSTAFSON
(DE-182)GREASY GUS
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DE-182 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 5 JUL 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 OCT 1943 | ||
NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 1 NOV 1943 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 26 JUN 1946 |
DE-182 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Arthur Leonard Gustafson
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:Transferred to the Netherlands 23 October 1950