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U.S.S. ERNEST G. SMALL
(DD-838)WETSU
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DD-838 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 30 JAN 1945 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 14 JUN 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 21 AUG 1945 | ||
| SEP | 1947 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 SEP 1947 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1956 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 APR 1956 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1956 | - | APR | 1957 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 JAN 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1960 | - | DEC | 1960 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1964 | - | JUN | 1966 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1964 | - | DEC | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1965 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| DEC | 1965 | - | MAY | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1967 | - | OCT | 1968 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1968 | - | APR | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1968 | - | MAR | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1969 | - | MAY | 1969 | Response to EC-121 downing by N. Korea |
| OCT | 1969 | - | OCT | 1969 | Alaska |
| MAR | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1970 | - | APR | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DD-838 General Specifications
Class: Gearing-class destroyer
Named for: Ernest G. Small
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 3460 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 4 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Republic of China 13 April 1971
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