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U.S.S. COFER
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DE-208 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1943 | - | DEC | 1945 | West Pac |
MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 12 MAY 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard N. Charleston SC | ||
SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 SEP 1943 | ||
JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 19 JAN 1944 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 28 JUN 1946 |
DE-208 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: John Joseph Cofer
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 5 March 1968