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U.S.S. SWEARER
(DE-186)Click to view crew list
DE-186 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 12 AUG 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 31 OCT 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 NOV 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 FEB 1946 | ||
DE-186 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Walter John Swearer
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 France 16 September 1950