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U.S.S. TRUMPETER

(DE-180)


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DE-180 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1943-Keel Date: 7 JUN 1943
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ
SEP1943-Launch Date: 19 SEP 1943
OCT1943-Commissioned: 16 OCT 1943
DEC1947-Decommissioned: 5 DEC 1947

DE-180 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: George Nelson Trumpeter

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:Unknown