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U.S.S. LE RAY WILSON

(DE-414)


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DE-414 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1943-Keel Date: 20 DEC 1943
at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas
JAN1944-Launch Date: 28 JAN 1944
MAY1944-Commissioned: 10 MAY 1944
JAN1947-Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947
JAN1951-SEP1951Dry Dock
JAN1955- Shellback Initiation - 21 JAN 1955 - Pacific Ocean

DE-414 General Specifications

Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

Named for: LeRay Wilson

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 scrapping 14 September 1973