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U.S.S. FRANCIS M. ROBINSON
(DE-220)ROCKIN ROBBY
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DE-220 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 FEB 1943 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 29 MAY 1943 | ||
JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 JAN 1944 | ||
JUN | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 20 JUN 1960 |
DE-220 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Francis M. Robinson
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 12 July 1973