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U.S.S. WYFELLS
(DE-6)Click to view crew list
DE-6 Deployments - Major Events
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| OCT | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 17 OCT 1942 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 7 DEC 1942 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 15 APR 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUN 1943 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 OCT 1943 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 DEC 1944 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 28 AUG 1945 | ||
| JAN | 1959 | - | JAN | 1959 | Alaska |
| FEB | 1960 | - | FEB | 1960 | Testing |
DE-6 General Specifications
Class: Evarts-class destroyer escort
Named for: Lawrence Edward Wyffels
Complement: 198 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1140 tons
Length: 289 feet 5 inches
Beam: 35 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 19 1/2 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to Republic of China 28 August 1945