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U.S.S. THOMAS F. NICKEL
(DE-587)Click to view crew list
DE-587 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-587 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-587 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 15 DEC 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 22 JAN 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 9 JUN 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | JUL | 1945 | Panama Canal |
| OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 31 MAY 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1955 | - | FEB | 1955 | Recommisioning |
DE-587 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Thomas F. Nickel
Complement: 221 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 Knots
Range: 5 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 9 June 1973