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U.S.S. CATES
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DE-763 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAR 1943 at Tampa Shipbuilding Company Tampa FL | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 19 OCT 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 15 DEC 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 28 MAR 1947 | ||
DE-763 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: William Finnic Cates
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to France 11 November 1950