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U.S.S. RICKETTS
(DE-254)Click to view crew list
DE-254 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-254 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-254 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 16 MAR 1943 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 MAY 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 5 OCT 1943 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 APR 1946 | ||
DE-254 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Milton Ernest Ricketts
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:Sold for scrapping 18 January 1974