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U.S.S. SELLSTROM
(DE-255)THE WATCHDOG OF AMERICA
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DE-255 Deployments - Major Events
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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: 12 MAY 1943 | ||
OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 12 OCT 1943 |
DE-255 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Edward Robert Sellstrom
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 scrap in April 1967