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U.S.S. SPANGLER
(DE-696)Click to view crew list
DE-696 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-696 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-696 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 28 APR 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUL 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 OCT 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | AUG | 1947 | Circumnavigation |
| JAN | 1957 | - | JUL | 1957 | Cruise to WesPac |
| JAN | 1957 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JAN 1957 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 8 OCT 1958 | ||
DE-696 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Donald H. Spangler
Complement: 15 Officers and 210 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 20 November 1972