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U.S.S. GEORGE A. JOHNSON
(DE-583)Click to view crew list
DE-583 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-583 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-583 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JAN | 1943 | - | DEC | 1945 | Operation Deep Freeze |
| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 24 NOV 1943 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Hingham MA | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 12 JAN 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | JUN | 2006 | Deceased |
| APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 APR 1944 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | DEC | 1956 | North Atlantic |
| JUN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1946 | North Atlantic |
DE-583 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: George A. Johnson
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap