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U.S.S. DUFILHO
(DE-423)Click to view crew list
DE-423 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 31 JAN 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 9 MAR 1944 | ||
JUL | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 JUL 1944 | ||
MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 14 MAY 1946 |
DE-423 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Marion William Dufilho
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 12 September 1973