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U.S.S. BOSTWICK

(DE-103)


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DE-103 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1943-Keel Date: 6 FEB 1943
at Dravo Corporation Wilmington Delaware
AUG1943-Launch Date: 30 AUG 1943
DEC1943-Commissioned: 1 DEC 1943
APR1946-Decommissioned: 30 APR 1946

DE-103 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: Lucius Allyn Bostwick

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 China 14 December 1948