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U.S.S. BATES
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DE-68 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 JUN 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 13 SEP 1943 | ||
DE-68 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Sunk by enemy action off Okinawa 25 May 1945