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U.S.S. AHRENS
(DE-575)Click to view crew list
DE-575 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 5 NOV 1943 at Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy MA | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 DEC 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 12 FEB 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 24 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-575 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Edward H. Ahrens
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:Sold for scrap 20 January 1967