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U.S.S. BURKE

(DE-215)


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DE-215 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1943-Keel Date: 1 JAN 1943
at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
APR1943-Launch Date: 3 APR 1943
JUL1943-Commissioned: 20 JUL 1943
JUN1949-Decommissioned: 22 JUN 1949

DE-215 General Specifications

Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort

Named for: John E. Burke

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 to Colombia 12 August 1968