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U.S.S. MARTS

(DE-174)


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DE-174 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1943-Keel Date: 26 APR 1943
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ
AUG1943-Launch Date: 8 AUG 1943
SEP1943-Commissioned: 3 SEP 1943
MAR1945-Decommissioned: 20 MAR 1945

DE-174 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: Alvin Lee Marts

Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted

Displacement: 1240 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 21 knots

Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Brazil 20 March 1945