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U.S.S. WILLMARTH
(DE-638)THE MIGHTY WILLY
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DE-638 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 25 JUN 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 NOV 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 13 MAR 1944 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 26 APR 1946 | ||
DE-638 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ens. Kenneth Willmarth
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 1 July 1968