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U.S.S. CORBESIER
(DE-438)DANGEROUS BESSIE
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DE-438 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 4 NOV 1943 | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 13 FEB 1944 | ||
MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAR 1944 | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 2 JUL 1946 |
DE-438 General Specifications
Complement: 14 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1350 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Draft: 13 feet 4 in
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping to Boston Metals Company Baltimore Ma