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U.S.S. CHARLES LAWRENCE
(DE-53)Click to view crew list
DE-53 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 1 AUG 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 16 FEB 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAY 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 21 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-53 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 17 November 1965