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U.S.S. NEWMAN
(DE-205)Click to view crew list
DE-205 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-205 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-205 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 JUN 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard N. Charleston SC | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 9 AUG 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 26 NOV 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 FEB 1946 | ||
DE-205 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Laxton Gail Newman
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 15 August 1966