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U.S.S. OSWALD A. POWERS
(DE-542)Click to view crew list
DE-542 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-542 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-542 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 18 NOV 1943 at Boston Navy Yard Boston MA | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 17 DEC 1943 | ||
DE-542 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ensign Oswald A. Powers (1915-1942)
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:Construction Cancelled