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U.S.S. COFER
(DE-208)Click to view crew list
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