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U.S.S. RABY
(DE-698)Click to view crew list
DE-698 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-698 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-698 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 7 JUN 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 SEP 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 7 DEC 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 AUG 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1953 | - | Decommissioned: 22 DEC 1953 | ||
DE-698 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: James J. Raby
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