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U.S.S. ROCHE
(DE-197)Click to view crew list
DE-197 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 21 OCT 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 9 JAN 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 FEB 1944 | ||
DE-197 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: David John Roche
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:Struck a mine 22 September 1945