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USS LANING
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DE-159 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1943 | Keel Date: 23 APR 1943 at Norfolk Navy Yard Norfolk Virginia |
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| JUL | 1943 | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1943 | |||
| AUG | 1943 | Commissioned: 1 AUG 1943 | |||
| SEP | 1957 | Decommissioned: 13 SEP 1957 | |||
DE-159 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Admiral Harris Laning
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 30 September 1975
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