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U.S.S. STEWART
(DE-238)Click to view crew list
DE-238 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 JUL 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
NOV | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 22 NOV 1942 | ||
MAY | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAY 1943 | ||
JUN | 1968 | - | JUN | 1968 | Guantanamo Bay |
DE-238 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Charles Stewart (1778–1869)
Complement: 8 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1253 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36.58 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 9 100 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Donated as a museum ship to Galveston Texas on 25 June 19