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U.S.S. MENGES
(DE-320)Click to view crew list
DE-320 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-320 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-320 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 MAR 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 26 OCT 1943 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | MAY | 1944 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
DE-320 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Herbert Hugo Menges
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