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U.S.S. WOODSON
(DE-359)Click to view crew list
DE-359 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-359 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-359 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 7 MAR 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 29 APR 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JUN | 1953 | Panama Canal |
| MAY | 1951 | - | Commissioned: 19 MAY 1951 | ||
| JAN | 1953 | - | JAN | 1953 | South America |
| JUN | 1953 | - | JUN | 1953 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1953 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 JUN 1953 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1954 | - | DEC | 1957 | Regular Overhaul |
| AUG | 1962 | - | Decommissioned: 11 AUG 1962 | ||
DE-359 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Jeff Davis Woodson
Complement: 14 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1350 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Range: 6 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 16 August 1966