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U.S.S. FOWLER
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DE-222 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 5 APR 1943 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 JUL 1943 | ||
MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 MAR 1944 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 28 JUN 1946 |
DE-222 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Robert L. Fowler
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 29 December 1966