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U.S.S. KEITH
(DE-241)Click to view crew list
DE-241 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 21 DEC 1942 | ||
JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 19 JUL 1943 | ||
NOV | 1945 | - | DEC | 1946 | Commanding Officer; W.W. PATRICK LC. Comdr. ; FILE/SERVICE#209 |
SEP | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 20 SEP 1946 |
DE-241 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ellis Judson Keith
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1200 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 26 feet 7 inches
Flank Speed: 21 kn
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1973