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U.S.S. LIDDLE
(DE-206)GALLOPING GHOST OF THE
EAST COAST
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DE-206 Deployments - Major Events
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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 | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 6 DEC 1943 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1946 | ||
JAN | 1955 | - | DEC | 1955 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
DE-206 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: William P. Liddle
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 25 June 1967