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U.S.S. WHITEHURST
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DE-634 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 21 MAR 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 5 SEP 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 19 NOV 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1956 | - | APR | 1956 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1956 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 FEB 1956 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1957 | - | APR | 1957 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 6 DEC 1958 | ||
| OCT | 1961 | - | AUG | 1962 | Middle Pacific |
DE-634 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Henry Purefoy Whitehurst
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:Sunk as a target by Trigger (SS-564) on 28 April 1971
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