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U.S.S. RICH
(DE-695)Click to view crew list
DE-695 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-695 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-695 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 27 MAR 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 22 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 1 OCT 1943 | ||
DE-695 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ralph M. Rich
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 kn
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk by mines 8 June 1944