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U.S.S. DANIEL T. GRIFFIN
(DE-54)DANNY T
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DE-54 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 7 SEP 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 FEB 1943 | ||
JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 9 JUN 1943 | ||
MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 30 MAY 1946 |
DE-54 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Daniel T. Griffin
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Chile 15 November 1966