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U.S.S. KIRKPATRICK
(DE-318)ILLEGITIMUS NON AB CARBORUNDUM
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DE-318 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DE-318 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-318 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 15 MAR 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 5 JUN 1943 | ||
OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 OCT 1943 | ||
JUN | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 24 JUN 1960 |
DE-318 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Thomas L. Kirkpatrick
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 12 March 1975