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U.S.S. WEEDEN
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DE-797 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 18 AUG 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 27 OCT 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 19 FEB 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 9 MAY 1946 | ||
DE-797 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Carl A. Weeden
Complement: 213 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 27 October 1969