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U.S.S. RUDDEROW
(DE-224)Click to view crew list
DE-224 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-224 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-224 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 15 JUL 1943 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 14 OCT 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 14 MAY 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 | ||
DE-224 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Thomas Wright Rudderow
Complement: 221 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap October 1970