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U.S.S. SLATER
(DE-766)Click to view crew list
DE-766 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 9 MAR 1943 at Tampa Shipbuilding Company Tampa FL | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 19 DEC 1943 | ||
MAY | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 1 MAY 1944 | ||
SEP | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 26 SEP 1947 |
DE-766 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Frank O. Slater
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Greece 1 March 1951