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U.S.S. WESSON
(DE-184)Click to view crew list
DE-184 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 29 JUL 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 17 OCT 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | JUN | 1946 | Commisioning |
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 11 NOV 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | DEC | 1944 | Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Polau, Philippines |
| FEB | 1944 | - | FEB | 1944 | Captured Japanese cutter off Roi |
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAR | 1945 | Iwo Jima |
| APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Battle for Okinawa/Kamikaze attack |
| APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Battle for Okinawa/Kamikaze attack |
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 JUL 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | MAR | 1951 | |
| JAN | 1951 | - | MAR | 1951 | |
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1972 | Served Italian Navy as the Andromeda, then scrapped |
DE-184 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Draft: 11 feet 8 in
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Italy 10 January 1951