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U.S.S. ABERCROMBIE
(DE-343)Click to view crew list
DE-343 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 NOV 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 14 JAN 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 1 MAY 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-343 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: William Abercrombie
Complement: 222 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1350 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Range: 6 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target 7 January 1968