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U.S.S. STRAUS
(DE-408)Click to view crew list
DE-408 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DE-408 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-408 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 18 NOV 1943 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 DEC 1943 | ||
APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 6 APR 1944 | ||
JUL | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 JUL 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 |
DE-408 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: David H. Straus
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:Sunk as target August 1973